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041			_aENG.
082			_a621.31937 _bSHEN _223rd
100			_aShen, Shun-Qing
245		0	_aTopological insulators : _bDirac equation in condensed matters
250			_a1st ed.
260			_bSpringer: _aNew York, _cc2012.
300			_axiii, 225p. : _bill. ; _c22cm.
440			_aSpringer Series in Solid-State Sciences ; _vVol. 174
520			_aTopological insulators are insulating in the bulk, but process metallic states around its boundary owing to the topological origin of the band structure. The metallic edge or surface states are immune to weak disorder or impurities, and robust against the deformation of the system geometry. This book, Topological insulators, presents a unified description of topological insulators from one to three dimensions based on the modified Dirac equation. A series of solutions of the bound states near the boundary are derived, and the existing conditions of these solutions are described. Topological invariants and their applications to a variety of systems from one-dimensional polyacetalene, to two-dimensional quantum spin Hall effect and p-wave superconductors, and three-dimensional topological insulators and superconductors or superfluids are introduced, helping readers to better understand this fascinating new field. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students working in the field of topological insulators and related areas. Shun-Qing Shen is a Professor at the Department of Physics, the University of Hong Kong, China. Includes 54 figures.
650			_aTopology
650			_aTopological Insulators
650			_aDirac Equation
650			_aTopological Invariants
650			_aTopological Defects
650			_aTopological Superconductors
650			_aTopological Classification
942			_cREF _2ddc
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