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Quantum dimer models

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2008-09-19 v1

Abstract

These lecture notes aim to provide a self-contained, pedagogical introduction to the physics of local constraints, fractionalisation and topological liquids organised around the Rokhsar-Kivelson quantum dimer model. Topics and phenomena covered include emergent photons, SU(2) invariant spin liquids, valence-bond solids and Cantor deconfinement, along with an elementary introduction to the underlying theoretical models and methods.

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@article{arxiv.0809.3051,
  title  = {Quantum dimer models},
  author = {R. Moessner and K. S. Raman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.3051},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

44 pages, 12 figures. Lecture notes, Trieste 2007

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