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082			_a530.41 _bBasT
100			_aBasu, Saurabh
245			_aTopological Phases in Condensed Matter Physics / _cSaurabh Basu
260			_aSingapore: _bSpringer; _c©2023
300			_axix, 217p.
520			_aThe book is mainly designed for post-graduate students to learn modern-day condensed matter physics. While emphasizing an experiment called the ‘Quantum Hall effect’, it introduces the subject of 'Topology' and how the topological invariants are related to the quantization of the Hall plateaus. Thus, the content tries to deliver an account of the topological aspects of materials that have shaped the study of condensed matter physics in recent times. The subject is often quite involved for a student to grasp the fundamentals and relate them to physical phenomena. Further, these topics are mostly left out of the undergraduate curriculum, although they often require a simplistic view of the concepts involved to be presented pedagogically. The book contains examples, worked-out concepts, important derivations, diagrams for illustration, etc. to aid the understanding of the students. The book also emphasizes the experimental discoveries that put the subject in its perspective and elaborate on the applications which are likely to be of interest to scientists and engineers.
650			_aMathematical Physics
650			_aCondensed Matter Physics
942			_cBK
999			_c7780 _d7780