Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part One One-Electron Theory
- Part Two Topological Phases
- 8 Topological Aspects of Condensed Matter Physics: A Historical Perspective
- 9 Topological Preliminaries
- 10 Berry-ology
- 11 Topological Aspects of Insulator Band Structure and Early Discoveries
- 12 Dirac Materials and Dirac Fermions
- Part Three Many-Body Physics
- References
- Index
9 - Topological Preliminaries
from Part Two - Topological Phases
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part One One-Electron Theory
- Part Two Topological Phases
- 8 Topological Aspects of Condensed Matter Physics: A Historical Perspective
- 9 Topological Preliminaries
- 10 Berry-ology
- 11 Topological Aspects of Insulator Band Structure and Early Discoveries
- 12 Dirac Materials and Dirac Fermions
- Part Three Many-Body Physics
- References
- Index
Summary
Presents relevant aspects of topology, such as homeomorphism, fiber and vector bundles, connection and curvature, parallel transport, and holonomy, and ends with establishing the relevance of topology to physics.
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- Advanced Quantum Condensed Matter PhysicsOne-Body, Many-Body, and Topological Perspectives, pp. 224 - 253Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020