Abstract
In this chapter, I discuss the impact of concepts of Quantum Field Theory in modern Condensed matter physics. Although the interplay between these two areas is certainly not new, the impact and mutual cross-fertilization has certainly grown enormously with time, and Quantum Field Theory has become a central conceptual tool in condensed matter physics. In this chapter, I cover how these ideas and tools have influenced our understanding of phase transitions, both classical and quantum, as well as topological phases of matter, and dualities.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics |
| Editors | Tapash Charkraborty |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 27-131 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Edition | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323908009 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780323914086 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
Keywords
- Braid group
- Chern-Simons gauge theory
- Conformal field theory
- Fractional quantum Hall effects
- Fractional statistics
- Fusion rules
- Gauge theory
- Non-Abelian statistics
- Operator product expansion
- Quantum anomalies
- Quantum criticality
- Quantum field theory
- Renormalization group
- Scaling
- Topological phases of matter
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy