Describes the basic low-temperature properties of Heavy-Fermion compounds within the framework of single theory
Explains the theoretical analysis of compounds for salient experimental results
Contains numerous calculations of the non-Fermi liquid behavior, thermodynamic, relaxation and transport properties which offer the reader solid grounds to learn the practical applications of theory
This book explains modern and interesting physics in heavy-fermion (HF) compounds to graduate students and researchers in condensed matter physics. It presents a theory of heavy-fermion (HF) compounds such as HF metals, quantum spin liquids, quasicrystals and two-dimensional Fermi systems. The basic low-temperature properties and the scaling behavior of the compounds are described within the framework of the theory of fermion condensation quantum phase transition (FCQPT). Upon reading the book, the reader finds that HF compounds with quite different microscopic nature exhibit the same non-Fermi liquid behavior, while the data collected on very different HF systems have a universal scaling behavior, and these compounds are unexpectedly uniform despite their diversity. For the reader's convenience, the analysis of compounds is carried out in the context of salient experimental results. The numerous calculations of the non-Fermi liquid behavior, thermodynamic, relaxation and transport properties, being in good agreement with experimental facts, offer the reader solid grounds to learn the theory's applications. Finally, the reader will learn that FCQPT develops unexpectedly simple, yet completely good description of HF compounds.
Authors and Affiliations
Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
Miron Ya. Amusia
Ural Division Komi Science Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia
Konstantin G. Popov
Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute, Gatchina, Russia
Vasily R. Shaginyan
Institute of Physics, Opole University, Opole, Poland
Vladimir A. Stephanovich
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Theory of Heavy-Fermion Compounds
Book Subtitle: Theory of Strongly Correlated Fermi-Systems
Authors: Miron Ya. Amusia, Konstantin G. Popov, Vasily R. Shaginyan, Vladimir A. Stephanovich