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Book SynopsisCovers the State of the Art in Superfluidity and Superconductivity
Superfluid States of Matter addresses the phenomenon of superfluidity/superconductivity through an emergent, topologically protected constant of motion and covers topics developed over the past 20 years. The approach is based on the idea of separating universal classical-field superfluid properties of matter from the underlying system's quanta. The text begins by deriving the general physical principles behind superfluidity/superconductivity within the classical-field framework and provides a deep understanding of all key aspects in terms of the dynamics and statistics of a classical-field system.
It proceeds by explaining how this framework emerges in realistic quantum systems, with examples that include liquid helium, high-temperature superconductors, ultra-cold atomic bosons and fermions, and nuclear matter. The book also offers se
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"This book offers a modern treatment of the subject that provides conceptual insight as well as technical details. … The book reviews the variety of superfluid and superconducting systems available today in nature and the laboratory, as well as the states that experimental realization is currently actively pursuing. … a valuable resource on the subject for a wide range of readers from beginning graduate students to established scholars."
—Zentralblatt MATH 1317
"This book presents this field in an attractive way, emphasizing deep unifying concepts of symmetry and topology while maintaining firm connection to concrete physical realities."
—Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureate in Physics (2004) and Herbert Feshbach Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"This fascinating book contains a lucid, useful, and up-to-date guide to understanding the burgeoning field of superfluid states of quantum matter. It instantly becomes the ultimate resource on the subject for a wide range of readers from beginning graduate students to established scholars."
—Professor Victor Galitski, Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland
"The authors develop the concepts of superfluidity in a well-organized modern view and include some of its most fascinating applications at the forefronts of interdisciplinary research, from novel electronic superconductors to cold atomic gases and quark matter. I expect this will become a celebrated book that students and researchers in our field have been waiting for."
—W. Vincent Liu, Professor of Physics, University of Pittsburgh
"This book is a timely and valuable addition to the study of superfluidity since it emphasizes the classical-field aspects and relies on Feynman path integrals. The authors are well-recognized authorities in this area."
—Professor Alexander Fetter, Stanford University
"This book on superfluidity and superconductivity is unique and comprehensive. It reflects the broad expertise of the authors who have made important contributions to our understanding of many different physical systems. I found it refreshing that the material is presented from a modern perspective in a unifying way."
—Wolfgang Ketterle, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2001 and John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"… a modern treatment of the subject that provides conceptual insight as well as technical details. … It is rare that a textbook can cover such a wide range of topics without losing too much technical detail. The textbook promises to be a must-read for graduate students in strongly correlated quantum fluids."
—Dr. Derek Lee, Department of Physics, Imperial College London
"This book fills a real gap by placing all the ‘folklore’ describing superfluid systems in terms of classical fields within a coherent theoretical framework and using this as the conceptual foundation upon which subsequent (particularly quantum) developments are developed. The authors’ scholarship and enthusiasm for the subject are evident throughout, and to their credit, they take time to develop and explain important concepts as they arise."
—Simon A. Gardiner, Professor and Head of Section in the Centre for Atomic and Molecular Physics, Durham University
"This is a very timely and welcome addition to the literature on superfluidity. Its starting point in hydrodynamics makes this book unique. The authors manage to lead the reader from the basics to the state of the art."
—Carsten Timm, Professor of Condensed Matter Theory, Technische Universität Dresden
"This is an excellent book in the field of strongly interacting systems written by authors who have made exceptional contributions to practically every topic. It combines an innovative approach with rigorous self-contained analytics and a powerful numerical scheme … The coverage of topics—from the foundations exposed in a new light to novel composite superfluids and supersolids—is exhaustive and creative."
—Anatoly Kuklov, Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Physics, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York
"The authors are scientists of international distinction, and their book is written with impressive assurance and authority…. a tour de force on theories of superfluidity" –Contemporary Physics (May 2016)
Table of Contents
I Superfluidity from a Classical-Field Perspective. Neutral Matter Field. Superfluidity at Finite Temperatures and Hydrodynamics. Superfluid Phase Transition. Berezinskii–Kosterlitz–Thouless Phase Transition. II Superconducting and Multicomponent Systems. Charged Matter Fields. Multicomponent Superconductors and Superfluids, and Superconducting and Metallic Superfluids. III Quantum-Mechanical Aspects: Macrodynamics. Quantum-Field Perspective. Path Integral Representation. Supersolids and Insulators. Dynamics of Vortices and Phonons: Turbulence. IV Green’s Functions and Feynman’s Diagrams. Thermodynamics of Weakly Interacting Bose Gas. BCS Theory. Kinetics of Bose–Einstein Condensation. V Historical Overview. Superfluid States in Nature and the Laboratory. Index
