Correlated Electron Systems - Proceedings of the 9th Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics

By: V. J. Emery

The study of the correlated motion of electrons in solids is of increasing importance in condensed matter physics. In the past few years, the discovery of high-temperature superconductors has stimulated an enormous theoretical effort in this area, building on earlier theories of heavy-fermion and organic superconductors, and magnetic insulators. In a separate development the discovery of the fractional quantum Hall effect stimulated research into the behavior of the two-dimensional electron gas in a strong transverse magnetic field.The lectures at this school gave a systematic presentation of the current status of the theory in these areas. They covered the fractional quantum Hall effect and the many-body physics of the Hubbard model and its extensions, paying particular attention to the properties of doped insulators which are relevant for high-temperature superconductivity. There were detailed discussions of situations for which controlled calculations may be carried out -- specifically infinite dimensions, one dimension, and generalized models in which the fermions have N components and N → -.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9810212690
• ISBN13: 9789810212698
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 364 Pages