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Heavy fermions and heavy atoms
Author(s) -
Smith J. L.,
Michael Boring A.,
Weinberger P.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560290305
Subject(s) - heavy fermion , cerium , fermion , actinide , ground state , electron , physics , nuclear physics , atomic physics , chemistry , condensed matter physics , particle physics , inorganic chemistry , superconductivity
The heavy fermion state is a recently discovered ground state for the electrons in some cerium and light actinide compounds at low temperatures. Their properties are briefly reviewed and the calculational problems they present are discussed.