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'''Topological phase transitions''' are [[phase transitions]] that do not involve symmetry breaking. This was first discovered for the [[XY model]]. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Goldstone modes]] | *[[Goldstone modes]] | ||
*[[Kosterlitz-Thouless transition]] | *[[Kosterlitz-Thouless transition]] | ||
*[[Mermin-Wagner theorem]] | *[[Mermin-Wagner theorem]] | ||
==References== | |||
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2006.01.036 Michael Kastner "When topology triggers a phase transition", Physica A '''365''' pp. 128-131 (2006)] | |||
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.80.167 Michael Kastner "Phase transitions and configuration space topology", Reviews of Modern Physics '''80''' 167 (2008)] | |||
[[Category: Phase transitions]] | [[Category: Phase transitions]] |
Latest revision as of 13:06, 29 April 2008
Topological phase transitions are phase transitions that do not involve symmetry breaking. This was first discovered for the XY model.