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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 919)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The aim is to provide a basic understanding of edge states, bulk topological invariants, and of the bulk--boundary correspondence with as simple mathematical tools as possible.
The present approach uses noninteracting lattice models of topological insulators, building gradually on these to arrive from the simplest one-dimensional case (the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model for polyacetylene) to two-dimensional time-reversal invariant topological insulators (the Bernevig-Hughes-Zhang model for HgTe). In each case the discussion of simple toy models is followed by the formulation of the general arguments regarding topological insulators.
The only prerequisite for the reader is a working knowledge in quantum mechanics, the relevant solid state physics background is provided as part of this self-containedtext, which is complemented by end-of-chapter problems.
Authors and Affiliations
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Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
János K. Asbóth
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Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
László Oroszlány
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Dept of Mat. Phy; Dept of Physics, Bud. Univ of Tech and Econ; Eotvos Loran, Budapest, Hungary
András Pályi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Short Course on Topological Insulators
Book Subtitle: Band Structure and Edge States in One and Two Dimensions
Authors: János K. Asbóth, László Oroszlány, András Pályi
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25607-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-25605-4Published: 23 February 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-25607-8Published: 22 February 2016
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 166
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 23 illustrations in colour
Topics: Solid State Physics, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Magnetism, Magnetic Materials, Semiconductors