Geometric classification of topological quantum phases

Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics

Volumn 237, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 195-200

  Kohler, Christopher ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gauge theory; Higher dimensional unification; Non Riemannian geometry; Space time defects; Topological quantum phases

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; GEOMETRY; QUANTUM THEORY;

GAUGE THEORY; HIGHER-DIMENSIONAL; QUANTUM PHASIS; RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY; SPACE TIME;

TOPOLOGY;

EID: 0041356937     PISSN: 03759601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-9601(97)00828-1     Document Type: Article

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