Symmetry and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter - Proceedings of the 5th International School on Theoretical Physics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789810239312)

This volume continues the series of proceedings of summer schools on theoretical physics which aim at an adequate description of the structure of condensed matter in terms of sophisticated, advanced mathematical tools. This time, the main emphasis is put on the question of whether (and when) the energy bands in solids are continuous. Profs. L Michel, J Zak and others consider the origin, existence and continuity of band structure. Also, some previously discussed problems (magnetic symmetry, flux quantization, statistics, quasicrystals, the Bethe ansatz) are pursued further, and appropriate mathematical tools, rooted in "actions of groups on sets", are developed.

Author: Tadeusz Lulek
ISBN-10: 9810239319
ISBN-13: 9789810239312
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 10/20/1999
Pages: 492
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 8.91h x 6.45w x 1.26d