Correlations, Coherence, and Order

Inbunden, Engelska, 1999

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This book contains nine review articles on rapidly developing research in condensed matter and statistical physics. The reviews present the status and new insights in these central fields of research. Instructive discussions are included in the reviews to encourage and assist young research students.

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Utgivningsdatum1999-04-30
Mått178 x 254 x 25 mm
Vikt910 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor364
Upplaga1999
FörlagSpringer Science+Business Media
ISBN9780306461187

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Structural Peculiarities in Fullerene Crystals.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Fullerites and Fullerides.- 3. Symmetry Theory.- 4. Subsystem of Alkali Metal Atoms.- 5. The Symmetry of the Orientational States of C60 Molecule.- 6. The Orientational Phase Transition.- 7. Symmetry of Internal Vibrations of C60 Molecule.- 8. Molecular Strain in the Phase Pa3.- 9. Neutron and X-Ray Diffraction.- 10. Calculations for AC60.- 11. Conclusion.- References.- Fundamental Problems of Quantum Critical Phenomena.- 1. Introductory Notes.- 2. Criteria for Quantum Criticality.- 3. Ideal Bose Gas.- 4. Quantum Fluctuation Functionals.- 5. Bose Systems.- 6. Transverse Ising Model.- 7. Disorder Effects and 8-Integration.- References.- Critical Fluctuations in Normal—to—Superconducting Transition.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Normal—to—Superconducting Transition: 1st or 2nd Order?.- 3. The Model and Its “Naive” Analysis.- 4. Resummation.- 5. Fixed Points and Flows in Three Dimensions.- 6. Critical Exponents.- 7. Amplitude Ratio for the Specific Heat.- 8. Effective Exponents.- 9. Conclusions.- References.- Spin Dynamics of Spin Polarized Fermi Liquids.- I. A. Fomin.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Equations of Spin Dynamics.- 3. Coherently Precessing Spin Pattern.- 4. Relation Between Spin Waves and Precessing Pattern.- 5. Symmetry and General Properties of Precessing Pattern.- 6. Relaxation of Two-Domain Pattern.- 7. Effect of Demagnetizing Field.- 8. Difficulty of Spin Dynamics at High Polarization.- 9. Equations of Spin Dynamics at High Polarization.- 10. Conclusions.- References.- Chaotic Vortices in He II as an Example of Highly Disordered State of One Dimensional Singularities.- 1. Introduction and Scientific Background.- 2. Statement of the Problem.- 3. Feynman-Vinen Phenomenological Theory ofSuperfluid Turbulence.- 4. Modern Notion of Chaotic Vortex Line Dynamics.- 5. Gaussian Model of Vortex Tangle.- 6. Applications of Gaussian Model.- 7. Conclusion.- References.- Orientational Disorder and Order in C60-Fullerite and in MC60-Alkali Metal Fullerides.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Symmetry Adapted Functions.- 3. Molecular Interactions in Solid C60.- 4. Phase Transition and Diffuse Scattering.- 5. Charge Transfer and Interaction Potential in MC60.- 6. Electronic Orientational Coordinates.- 7. Phase Transitions in MC60.- 8. Crystal Field and Molecular Field in MC60.- 9. Conclusions.- References.- Desorption Induced by Electronic Transitions: Application to Ionic Compounds.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Optical Properties.- 3. Defect Formation.- 4. First Stimulated Desorption Experiments.- 5. Recent Developments.- 6. Discussion.- References.- Strong Electron Correlation Effects in Copper Oxides.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Microscopic Models.- 3. Spin and Charge Fluctuations.- 4. Quasiparticles and Superconductivity.- 5. Conclusions.- References.- Quantum Phase Transitions in 2d Quantum Liquids.- 1. Prelude.- 2. Functional Integrals.- 3. Superfluidity.- 4. Superconductivity.- 5. Fractional Quantized Hall Effect.- 6. Quantum Phase Transitions.- References.- List of Contributors.