{"product_id":"string-theory-methods-for-condensed-matter-physics-hardback-9781107180383","title":"String Theory Methods for Condensed Matter Physics (Hardback) 9781107180383","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eString Theory Methods for Condensed Matter Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive textbook covering the applications of string theory methods and the mathematics of AdS\/CFT to areas of condensed matter physics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHoratiu Nastase (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107180383, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 September 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e628 pages, 48 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 19.3 x 3 cm, 1.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'In this ambitious advanced textbook, Hora?iu N?stase, a member of the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the State University of São Paulo, Brazil, aims to introduce graduate students and researchers to the application of string theory to condensed-matter physics. String Theory Methods for Condensed Matter Physics assumes previous graduate coursework in quantum field theory and some knowledge of solid-state physics and general relativity. However, N?stase writes that he intends for the book to be accessible to readers who are just beginning to learn about string theory and its relation to condensed matter. Each chapter includes exercises and a summary of important concepts.' Melinda Baldwin, Physics Today\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe discovery of a duality between Anti-de Sitter spaces (AdS) and Conformal Field Theories (CFT) has led to major advances in our understanding of quantum field theory and quantum gravity. String theory methods and AdS\/CFT correspondence maps provide new ways to think about difficult condensed matter problems. String theory methods based on the AdS\/CFT correspondence allow us to transform problems so they have weak interactions and can be solved more easily. They can also help map problems to different descriptions, for instance mapping the description of a fluid using the Navier–Stokes equations to the description of an event horizon of a black hole using Einstein's equations. This textbook covers the applications of string theory methods and the mathematics of AdS\/CFT to areas of condensed matter physics. Bridging the gap between string theory and condensed matter, this is a valuable textbook for students and researchers in both fields.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Condensed Matter Models and Problems: 1. Lightning review of statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, phases and phase transitions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Magnetism in solids\u003cbr\u003e 3. Electrons in solids: Fermi gas vs. Fermi liquid\u003cbr\u003e 4. Bosonic quasi-particles: phonons and plasmons\u003cbr\u003e 5. Spin-charge separation in 1+1 dimensional solids: spinons and holons\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Ising model and the Heisenberg spin chain\u003cbr\u003e 7. Spin chains and integrable systems\u003cbr\u003e 8. The thermodynamic Bethe ansatz\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conformal field theories and quantum phase transitions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Classical vs. quantum Hall effect\u003cbr\u003e 11. Superconductivity: Landau-Ginzburg, London and BCS\u003cbr\u003e 12. Topology and statistics: Berry and Chern-Simons, anyons and nonabelions\u003cbr\u003e 13. Insulators\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Kondo effect and the Kondo problem\u003cbr\u003e 15. Hydrodynamics and transport properties: from Boltzmann to Navier-Stokes\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Elements of General Relativity and String Theory: 16. The Einstein equation and the Schwarzschild solution\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Reissner-Nordstrom and Kerr-Newman solutions and thermodynamic properties of black holes\u003cbr\u003e 18. Extra dimensions and Kaluza-Klein\u003cbr\u003e 19. Electromagnetism and gravity in various dimensions. Consistent truncations\u003cbr\u003e 20. Gravity plus matter: black holes and p-branes in various dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 21. Weak\/strong coupling dualities in 1+1, 2+1, 3+1 and d+1 dimensions\u003cbr\u003e 22. The relativistic point particle and the relativistic string\u003cbr\u003e 23. Lightcone strings and quantization\u003cbr\u003e 24. D-branes and gauge fields\u003cbr\u003e 25. Electromagnetic fields on D-branes. Supersymmetry and N = 4 SYM. T-duality of closed strings\u003cbr\u003e 26. Dualities and M theory\u003cbr\u003e 27. The AdS\/CFT correspondence: definition and motivation\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Applying String Theory to Condensed Matter Problems: 28. The pp wave correspondence: string Hamiltonian from N = 4 SYM\u003cbr\u003e 29. Spin chains from N = 4 SYM\u003cbr\u003e 30. The Bethe ansatz: Bethe strings from classical strings in AdS\u003cbr\u003e 31. Integrability and AdS\/CFT\u003cbr\u003e 32. AdS\/CFT phenomenology: Lifshitz, Galilean and Schrodinger symmetries and their gravity duals\u003cbr\u003e 33. Finite temperature and black holes\u003cbr\u003e 34. Hot plasma equilibrium thermodynamics: entropy, charge density and chemical potential of strongly coupled theories\u003cbr\u003e 35. Spectral functions and transport properties\u003cbr\u003e 36. Dynamic and nonequilibrium properties of plasmas: electric transport, Langevin diffusion and thermalization via black hole quasi-normal modes\u003cbr\u003e 37. The holographic superconductor\u003cbr\u003e 38. The fluid-gravity correspondence: conformal relativistic fluids from black hole horizons\u003cbr\u003e 39. Nonrelativistic fluids: from Einstein to Navier-Stokes and back\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Advanced Applications: 40. Fermi gas and liquid in AdS\/CFT\u003cbr\u003e 41. Quantum Hall effect from string theory\u003cbr\u003e 42. Quantum critical systems and AdS\/CFT\u003cbr\u003e 43. Particle-vortex duality and ABJM vs. AdS4 X CP3 duality\u003cbr\u003e 44. Topology and non-standard statistics from AdS\/CFT\u003cbr\u003e 45. DBI scalar model for QGP\/black hole hydro- and thermo-dynamics\u003cbr\u003e 46. Holographic entanglement entropy in condensed matter\u003cbr\u003e 47. Holographic insulators\u003cbr\u003e 48. Holographic strange metals and the Kondo problem\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20physics%20%5BPHU%5D%22\"\u003ePHU\u003c\/a\u003e], Condensed matter physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Condensed matter physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Condensed%20matter%20physics%20%5Bliquid%20state%20\u0026amp;%20solid%20state%20physics%5D%20%5BPHFC%5D%22\"\u003eliquid state \u0026amp; solid state physics PHFC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004618133784,"sku":"9781107180383","price":80.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107180383i_eb730b3f-cf9a-4309-bbe1-da25ccd6f522.jpg?v=1691362607","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/string-theory-methods-for-condensed-matter-physics-hardback-9781107180383","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}