String-net condensation and topological phases in quantum spin systems
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86). === For many years, it was thought that Landau's theory of symmetry breaking could describe essentially all phases and phase transitions. However, in the last twen...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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