Status: This is a biennial course. Not offered in 2024/25; returning in 2025/26
Lecturer: Bernd Braunecker, Jonathan Keeling
Institution: St Andrews
Hours Equivalent Credit: 18
Assessment: Continuous Assessment
Course Summary
These lecturers cover two closely related themes: models of magnetism and quantum phase transitions. The two parts are strongly linked in that many of the models we will introduce to describe magnetism turn out to be paradigmatic models of quantum phase transitions. The course is intended to be relevant not just for those working on traditional solid-state systems, but also those working on cold atom physics, where many of the same models and questions are also relevant.
