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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Overview of Topological Ideas in Condensed Matter Physics
Author : Siddhartha Sen
Published in: Topology and Condensed Matter Physics
Publisher: Springer Singapore
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Topological methods have been found to be useful for understanding features of condensed matter physics. The quantum Hall effect, the problem of classifying defects and the topological insulator are examples where topological ideas successfully explain unusual physical effects.In this overview chapter, I will introduce some topological ideas that have been used in physics, stressing intuitive features of the subject. These ideas are discussed in greater detail in other chapters of this book.