An Introduction to Quantum Spin Systems

• Main Authors: Parkinson, John (Author), Farnell, Damian J J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 816
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum physics.; Solid state physics.; Phase transitions (Statistical physics).; Low temperature physics.; Low temperatures.; Quantum computers.; Spintronics.; Quantum Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics.; Low Temperature Physics.; Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.

The topic of lattice quantum spin systems is a fascinating and by now well-established branch of theoretical physics. However, many important questions remain to be answered. Their intrinsically quantum mechanical nature and the large (usually effectively infinite) number of spins in macroscopic mat...