Quantum Theory of Condensed Matter: Proceedings of the 24th Solvay Conference on Physics

CONTENTS......Page 20
Board of Directors......Page 6
Solvay Scientific Committee for Physics......Page 8
24th Solvay Conference on Physics......Page 10
Participants......Page 11
Auditors......Page 13
Opening Address by Marc Henneaux......Page 14
Opening Address by David Gross......Page 16
Opening Address by Bertrand Halperin......Page 17
2. What is “Condensed Matter”?......Page 22
4. The Solvay Tradition......Page 23
5. Why This Subject, Now?......Page 24
7. Superconductivity......Page 25
8. Nano-Scale Devices......Page 27
9. Collections of Ultra-Cold Atoms......Page 28
10. Phases and Phase Transitions......Page 29
11. Current Technologies based on Quantum Properties of Condensed Matter Systems......Page 30
Discussion......Page 31
2. Introduction......Page 46
3. Coupled Dimer Antiferromagnet......Page 48
4. Quantum “Disordering” Magnetic Order: Spinons and Visons......Page 50
4.2. Visons......Page 54
4.3. Solvable model......Page 56
4.4. Field theory of spinons and visons......Page 59
5. Spin Liquids near the Mott Transition......Page 61
6.1. Fractionalized Fermi liquids......Page 63
6.2. Algebraic charge liquids......Page 64
7.1. Triangular lattice......Page 67
7.2. Kagome lattice......Page 68
7.3. Hyperkagome lattice......Page 69
References......Page 70
Discussion......Page 74
1. Challenges in Mott Materials......Page 82
3. New Quasi-1D Approach to Spin and Bose Metals......Page 83
References......Page 84
Discussion......Page 85
Prepared comment by Michael Freedman: A Topological Phase in a Quantum Gravity Model......Page 88
H described for the Dfib phase:......Page 89
Discussion......Page 92
Prepared Comment by Leon Balents: Some Promising Model Systems for Exotic Phenomena......Page 95
References......Page 98
Discussion......Page 99
Prepared Comment by Matthias Troyer: Quantum Monte Carlo Simulations: Success and Challenges......Page 102
2. The Negative Sign Problem......Page 104
References......Page 105
Discussion......Page 106
Prepared Comment by Todadri Senthil: Killing the Fermi Sur- face: Towards a Theory of Non-Fermi Liquid Metals......Page 110
Discussion......Page 112
Prepared Comment by Leticia Cugliandolo: Dissipative Quan- tum out of Equilibrium Dynamics......Page 113
Discussion......Page 116
2. Introduction......Page 117
3.1. High temperature cuprate superconductors......Page 118
3.2. Iron pnictide superconductors......Page 124
3.3. Strontium ruthenate......Page 127
4. Frustrated Magnets......Page 133
5. Topological Insulators......Page 134
6. Conclusions......Page 136
References......Page 137
Discussion......Page 140
2. Introduction......Page 144
3. Strong Correlations or Not?......Page 145
4. Gap Nodes and Pairing Symmetry......Page 147
Discussion......Page 148
Prepared Comment by Chandra Varma: Scholia on a Remark by C. Kallin......Page 150
Discussion......Page 153
1. Phase rigidity of condensate......Page 154
2. Nernst Effect......Page 155
4. Phase Diagram......Page 156
References......Page 157
Discussion......Page 158
Prepared Comment by Steve Whitea: Pairing versus Stripes in the t-J Model......Page 161
References......Page 162
Discussion......Page 163
1. Abstract......Page 165
A. Doping Dependence [3-5]......Page 166
B. Temperature Dependence [4]......Page 167
References......Page 168
Discussion......Page 169
2. Some Trends in Current Research......Page 172
3. Perspective: Oxide Heterostructures......Page 174
References......Page 175
Discussion......Page 176
2. Introduction......Page 177
3. Abelian Quantum Hall States......Page 178
4. Non-abelian Quantum Hall States......Page 183
5. Quantum Hall Physics Gets Broader......Page 187
References......Page 189
Discussion......Page 191
2.1. Anyons: Abelian and otherwise......Page 194
2.3. Graphene......Page 195
3.2. Low temperatures......Page 196
References......Page 197
Discussion......Page 198
2. Introduction......Page 199
3. Trial Wavefunctions and QH Phases......Page 200
4. Adiabatic Transport......Page 201
5. Trial Wavefunctions as Conformal Blocks......Page 202
6. Perturbed CFTs......Page 203
8. Hall Viscosity......Page 205
References......Page 206
1. Introduction......Page 207
2. Beyond the Luttinger Model......Page 208
3. Quasi 1D Antiferromagnets......Page 209
5. Stripes in Hubbard and t-J ladders......Page 211
References......Page 213
Discussion......Page 215
2. Introduction......Page 221
3.2. Optical lattice potentials......Page 222
4. Detection Methods......Page 223
4.1. Time-of-flight and adiabatic mapping......Page 224
4.2. Detection of correlations......Page 225
5.1. Hubbard physics......Page 228
5.1.1. Low-Dimensional quantum systems......Page 230
6. Outlook: Novel Systems and Detection Methods......Page 231
6.1. Novel systems......Page 232
6.2. Novel detection methods......Page 233
References......Page 234
Discussion......Page 238
2. Introduction......Page 240
3. Matrix Product States......Page 242
4. Generalizations of DMRG and MPS......Page 245
5. Two Dimensions......Page 247
References......Page 249
Discussion......Page 250
1.1. The Model......Page 256
1.2. Hall conductivity......Page 257
1.4. Vortex mass, and vortex lattice melting......Page 258
Discussion......Page 259
Closing Session Chair of the conference Bertrand Halperin......Page 260