Physics 682
Topics in Condensed Matter Theory:
Quantum Magnetism
Spring 2004
Tuesday & Thursday, 11:20am-12:40pm.
Physics B131
First meeting: Room B131, Tuesday, January 27, 11:20am - 12:40pm
Instructor: Dr. Alexander (Sasha) Abanov,
Assistant Professor
Office: Physics B102
Phone: (631)632-8174
E-mail:
alexandre.abanov@sunysb.edu
Web page:
http://felix.physics.sunysb.edu/~abanov/
There are no exams for this class. The final grade will be
based on the grades for homeworks and on presentations made
at the end of the course. For a list of suggested topics for
these presentations see below.
Topics to be covered
- Origins of magnetism
- Spin waves
- Quantum spins through path integral
- Effective field theory description of magnets (non-linear sigma-model)
- Berry phases and theta terms
- Spin chains and ladders
- large N expansion
- RVB, flux phases, spin liquids
- etc.
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Homeworks
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Homework #1, due Thursday, February 19
(PDF )
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Homework #2, due Thursday, March 4
(PDF )
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Homework #3, due Tuesday, March 23
(PDF )
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Homework #4, due Tuesday, April 13
(PDF )
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Homework #5, due Thursday, April 29
(PDF )
I encourage you to choose your own topics for presentations not from my
list. Please, choose your presentation topic (and discuss it with me)
before Thursday, April 22.
Recommended Books
These books are all recommended but not required
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K. Yosida, Theory of Magnetism,
Springer-Verlag, Germany, Second corrected printing, 1998.
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Robert M. White,
Quantum Theory of Magnetism,
McGraw-Hill, Inc, 1970.
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Assa Auerbach, Interacting Electrons and Quantum Magnetism,
Springer-Verlag, New York, 1994.
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Eduardo Fradkin, Field Theories of Condensed Matter Systems,
Redwood City, Calif. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1991.
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A.M. Tsvelik,
Quantum Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics,
Cambridge University Press, second edition, 2003.
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A.O. Gogolin, A.A. Nersesyan, A.M. Tsvelik,
Bosonization and Strongly Correlated Systems,
Cambridge University Press, 1998.
For your information.
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that
may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services
(631) 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations are
necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is
confidential.
Students requiring emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their
needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For
procedures and information, go to the following web site
http://www.ehs.sunysb.edu/fire/disabilities.asp
Last updated May 3, 2004