Open AccessNew physics of metals: fermi surfaces without Fermi liquids.
Author(s) -
Philip W. Anderson
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.92.15.6668
Subject(s) - fermi liquid theory , fermi gamma ray space telescope , quasiparticle , condensed matter physics , superconductivity , quantum oscillations , physics , fermi surface , cuprate , fermi level , fermi gas , quantum mechanics , electron
I relate the historic successes, and present difficulties, of the renormalized quasiparticle theory of metals ("AGD" or Fermi liquid theory). I then describe the best-understood example of a non-Fermi liquid, the normal metallic state of the cuprate superconductors.