Phases and Phase Transitions in Disordered Quantum Systems
by Thomas Vojta
Publisher: arXiv 2013
Number of pages: 60
Description:
These lecture notes give a pedagogical introduction to phase transitions in disordered quantum systems and to the exotic Griffiths phases induced in their vicinity. The author also presents a number of experimental examples.
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