Phase structure and critical properties of an abelian gauge theory

Chapter 1 to 4 give a short introduction to superconductivity, microscopic theory, phase transitions, and Monte-Carlo simulations. Chapter 2 is about Cooper pairing in different settings, but I also give a short introduction to the Hofstadter problem of lattice fermions on a square lattice in a per...

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Main Author: Mo, Sjur
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for fysikk 2002
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-443
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:82-471-5387-4