Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Boxes
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Concepts of Topology and Condensed Matter
- 3 Integer Topological Phases: The Integer Quantum Hall Effect and Topological Insulators
- 4 Geometry and Topology of Wavefunctions in Crystals
- 5 Hydrogen Atoms for Fractionalization
- 6 Gauge and Topological Field Theories
- 7 Topology in Gapless Matter
- 8 Disorder and Defects in Topological Phases
- 9 Topological Quantum Computation via Non-Abelian Statistics
- 10 Topology out of Equilibrium
- 11 Symmetry, Topology, and Information
- Appendix: Useful Sources, Quantities, and Equations
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 April 2021
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Boxes
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Concepts of Topology and Condensed Matter
- 3 Integer Topological Phases: The Integer Quantum Hall Effect and Topological Insulators
- 4 Geometry and Topology of Wavefunctions in Crystals
- 5 Hydrogen Atoms for Fractionalization
- 6 Gauge and Topological Field Theories
- 7 Topology in Gapless Matter
- 8 Disorder and Defects in Topological Phases
- 9 Topological Quantum Computation via Non-Abelian Statistics
- 10 Topology out of Equilibrium
- 11 Symmetry, Topology, and Information
- Appendix: Useful Sources, Quantities, and Equations
- References
- Index
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- Topological Phases of Matter , pp. 1 - 10Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021