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Effective Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics

R. Shankar

cond-matarXiv:cond-mat/9703210

Abstract

Some personal reminiscences are followed by a brief illustration of how effective field theories are used in condensed matter physics. Examples include Landau's Fermi liquid, sigma models with topological terms, Dirac fermions and the Gross Neveu model.

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