An Introduction to Quantum Order, String-net Condensation, and Emergence of Light and Fermions
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2009-11-10 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We review some recent work on new states of matter. Those states cannot be described symmetry breaking and hence contain a new kind of order -- quantum order. Some quantum orders are shown to be closely related to string-net condensations. Those quantum orders lead to an emergence of gauge bosons and fermions from pure bosonic models.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0406441,
title = {An Introduction to Quantum Order, String-net Condensation, and Emergence of Light and Fermions},
author = {Xiao-Gang Wen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0406441},
year = {2009}
}
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16 pages. Homepage http://dao.mit.edu/~wen