Field theory, topology and condensed matter physics

by Chris Engelbrecht Summer School in Theoretical Physics (9th 1994 Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa)

This topical volume contains five pedagogically written articles on the interplay between field theory and condensed matter physics. The main emphasis is on the topological aspects, and especially quantum Hall fluids, and superconductivity is treated extensively. Other topics are conformal invariance and path integrals. The articles are carefully edited so that the book could ideally serve as a text for special graduate courses.