Theory of Condensed Matter Physics

(4 Credits)

Topological Insulators and Topological Superconductors. (SSH model, Kitaev chain, Integer Quantum Hall, Chern Insulators, p-wave superconductors, Bott periodicity); Symmetry Protected Topological Phases; Fractional Quantum Hall Effect; Non-chiral Topological Order (String-net models, fusion category, anyons); Gauge Theories; Bosonization; Renormalization Group.