Thouless — may refer to:*Thouless energy *Kosterlitz Thouless transition *Robert H. Thouless, academic and author of Straight and Crooked Thinking . *David Thouless of the University of Washington. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, and 1993… … Wikipedia
David J. Thouless — David James Thouless (born in 1934 in Bearsden, Scotland) is a condensed matter physicist and Wolf Prize winner. David James Thouless Born 1934 Bearsden, Scotland Residence … Wikipedia
Kosterlitz–Thouless transition — The Kosterlitz–Thouless transition, or Berezinsky–Kosterlitz–Thouless transition, is a special transition seen in the XY model for interacting spin systems in 2 spatial dimensions.The XY model is a 2 Dimensional vector spin model that possesses… … Wikipedia
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Classical XY model — The classical XY model (sometimes also called classical rotor (rotator) model or O(2) model) is a model of statistical mechanics. It is the special case of the n vector model for n = 2. Contents 1 Definition 2 General properties 2.1 One dimension … Wikipedia
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Superconductor Insulator Transition — The Superconductor Insulator Transition is an example of a quantum phase transition, where upon tuning some parameter in the Hamiltonian, a dramatic change in the behavior of the electrons occurs. The nature of how this transition occurs is… … Wikipedia
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Phase transition — This diagram shows the nomenclature for the different phase transitions. A phase transition is the transformation of a thermodynamic system from one phase or state of matter to another. A phase of a thermodynamic system and the states of matter… … Wikipedia