Introduction to superfluidity -- Field-theoretical approach and applications
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2014-08-01 v2 Other Condensed Matter
High Energy Physics - Theory
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
In this pedagogical introduction, I discuss theoretical aspects of superfluidity and superconductivity, mostly using a field-theoretical formalism. While the emphasis is on general concepts and mechanisms behind superfluidity, I also discuss various applications in low-energy and high-energy physics. Besides some introductory and standard topics such as superfluid helium and superfluidity in a simple scalar field theory, the lecture notes also include more advanced chapters, for instance discussions of the covariant two-fluid formalism and Cooper pairing with mismatched Fermi surfaces.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1404.1284,
title = {Introduction to superfluidity -- Field-theoretical approach and applications},
author = {Andreas Schmitt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.1284},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
150 pages, v2: minor corrections, typos fixed, references added, version published in Lect. Notes Phys. 888, 1-155 (2014), ISBN 978-3-319-07946-2