Eduardo fradkin, field theories in condensed matter physics shankar, quantum field theory and condensed matter both of these books discuss quantum eld theory in condensed matter physics. Syllabus for physics 230 advanced condensed matter physics. Kardars statistical physics of fields is more on the side of stats mech, but is also a good reference. Field theories of condensed matter physics inspire inspire hep.
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Condensed matter physics is the field of physics that deals with the macroscopic and microscopic physical properties of matter. Physics 583 advanced field theory academic year 20192020 spring semester 2020. Fradkin is a condensed matter theorist, and has worked on gauge theory, frustrated and disordered systems, classical and quantum critical phenomena, strongly correlated systems, fractional quantum hall fluids and other topological phases of matter, high temperature superconductivity and quantum entanglement in quantum field theory and condensed matter. Interests condensed matter physics, disordered and strongly correlated systems, quantum hall effects, quantum field theory in condensed matter. Read download modern condensed matter physics pdf pdf. Quantum field theory in condensed matter physics alexei m. Tsvelik, quantum field theory in condensed matter physics, cambridge university press, second.
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