EBOOK Conductor Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions

Quantum phase transitions describe the violent rearrangement of electrons or atoms        as they evolve from well defined excitations in one phase to a completely different        set of excitations in another. The chapters in this book give insights into how a        coherent metallic or superconducting state can be driven into an incoherent        insulating state by increasing disorder, magnetic field, carrier concentration and        inter-electron interactions. The problem necessarily involves many        interactingparticles and therein lies the challenge to develop a multi-faceted        theory. Experiments probing microscopic structure, transport, charge and spin        dynamics provide important clues. What sets this book apart is a strong dialog        between experiment and theory that has the potential to solve some majorissues in        many-body physics. The ideas and methods developed here are bound to have        repercussions in all spheres of physics.