String theory, quantum phase transitions, and the emergent fermi liquid

Science

Volumn 325, Issue 5939, 2009, Pages 439-444

  Čubrovič, Mihailo ^a   Zaanen, Jan ^a   Schalm, Koenraad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

PHASE TRANSITION; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ARTICLE; DENSITY; FERMION; GRAVITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIQUID; MATHEMATICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTOR;

EID: 67749147624     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1174962     Document Type: Article

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