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MA: Fachverband Magnetismus

MA 18: PhD symposium of the Division of Magnetism and the jDPG 2015: Quantum Phase Transitions: Emergent phenomena beyond elementary excitations

MA 18.1: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 09:30–10:15, EB 301

Experimental Studies of Quantum Phase Transitions — •Andrew Mackenzie — Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany

In my lecture I will review what is known about quantum criticality produced by tuning systems close to magnetic instabilities. I will discuss the key physics behind quantum criticality, and then describe some model experimental systems. I will concentrate on the importance of thermodynamic measurements in classifying both quantum criticality and the novel phases that form in its vicinity.