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= Theories of Quantum Matter by Austen Lamacraft
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* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/
* https://github.com/AustenLamacraft/Theories-of-Quantum-Matter Written in <Jekyll>
As mentioned on the introduction, the main objective of the course is to try predict qualitative properties of materials, notably the existence of certain <phase transitions>, starting from first principle toy models.
Key phenomena covered include:
* </fractional quantum Hall effect>
= Many Body Wavefunctions
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* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/
* </Solutions for the Schrodinger equation with multiple particles>
= Bosons and Fermions
{parent=Many Body Wavefunctions}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#bosons-and-fermions
* </Fermions, bosons and anyons>
= Two Particles
{parent=Bosons and Fermions}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#two-particles
* </Solutions of the Schrodinger equation for two electrons>
= Product States
{parent=Bosons and Fermions}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#product-states
* </Product state>
= The 1D Fermi Gas
{parent=Many Body Wavefunctions}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#the-1d-fermi-gas
* </1D Fermi gas>
= Ground State
{parent=The 1D Fermi Gas}
{id=1d-fermi-gas-ground-state}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#ground-state
= Density; Density Matrix; Pair Distribution
{id=1d-fermi-gas-density}
{parent=The 1D Fermi Gas}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#density-density-matrix-pair-distribution
= Impenetrable Bose Gas
{parent=The 1D Fermi Gas}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/many-body-wavefunctions/#impenetrable-bose-gas
* </Impenetrable Bose Gas>
= Quantum Hall Effect
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* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect
* </Quantum Hall Effect>
= Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
{parent=Quantum Hall effect}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#fractional-quantum-hall-effect
* </Fractional quantum Hall effect>
= Landau Levels
{c}
{parent=Fractional quantum Hall effect}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#landau-levels
* </Landau level>
= Lowest Landau level
{parent=Landau levels}
{title2=LLL}
= Filled LLL of Fermions
{parent=Lowest Landau level}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#filled-lll-of-fermions
= The Laughlin Wavefunction
{c}
{parent=Fractional quantum Hall effect}
{wiki}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#the-laughlin-wavefunction
* </Laughlin wavefunction>
= The Plasma Analogy
{parent=Fractional quantum Hall effect}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#the-plasma-analogy
= Fractional Charge
{parent=Fractional quantum Hall effect}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#fractional-charge
* </Anyon>
= Fractional Statistics
{parent=Fractional quantum Hall effect}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#fractional-statistics
= Appendix
{parent=Quantum Hall effect}
{id=quantum-hall-effect-appendix}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#appendix
= Sampling from a complex wavefunction
{parent=quantum-hall-effect-appendix}
* https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/quantum-hall-effect/#sampling-from-a-complex-wavefunction
= The Elastic Chain
{parent=Theories of Quantum Matter by Austen Lamacraft}
{scope}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/
= The Classical System
{parent=The Elastic Chain}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#the-classical-system
= Equations of Motion
{parent=The Classical System}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#the-classical-system
= Hamiltonian Formulation
{parent=The Classical System}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#hamiltonian-formulation
= Complex Coordinates
{parent=The Classical System}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#complex-coordinates
= Quantum Oscillators
{parent=The Elastic Chain}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#quantum-oscillators
= The Quantum Chain
{parent=Quantum Oscillators}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#the-quantum-chain
= Oscillator Quanta are Bosons!
{parent=Quantum Oscillators}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#oscillator-quanta-are-bosons
= Thermodynamic ($N \to \infty$) limit
{parent=Quantum Oscillators}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#thermodynamic-nto-infty-limit
= Finite Temperature
{parent=Quantum Oscillators}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#finite-temperature
= Position Fluctuations
{parent=Quantum Oscillators}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#position-fluctuations
= Density Fluctuations
{parent=Quantum Oscillators}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#density-fluctuations
= Appendix
{parent=The elastic chain}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#appendix
= Fourier review
{parent=Appendix}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#fourier-review
= Discrete Fourier Transform
{parent=Appendix}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#discrete-fourier-transform
= Properties of the Fourier Transform
{parent=Appendix}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#properties-of-the-fourier-transform
= Higher dimensions
{parent=Appendix}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#higher-dimensions
= Evaluating (56)
{parent=Appendix}
https://austen.uk/courses/tqm/elastic-chain/#evaluating-eqrefcoll_uvar