Effective Field Theories
in Condensed Matter Physics
May 6-10, 2009
The Outing Lodge, Stillwater, Minnesota
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Presented slides:
Anderson: The Art and Science of Model-Building
Arovas: Fractional Statistics of Quantum Particles
Battermann: Singularities and Divergences
Hartmann: A Philosopher Looks at Effective Field Theories
Jackiw: Polyacetylene and Graphene
Kadanoff: More is Same; Less is the Same, too
Sawatzky: Models in CM physics uses and misuses
Shankar: RG and Me: Love at First Bite
Stamp: Two Kinds of Field Theory in CM Physics
Uffink: Irreversibility and the Landau-Boltzmann Equation
Zhang: Effective Topological Theories in CM Physics

Meeting photos can be found here.


7 Pines 2009: Preliminary readings - Main file

Complete set of all readings (organized by speaker):
Anderson: PWA 2001, PWA 1989, and PWA 1992
Arovas: ASW 1984, Haldane 1991, MSW 1989, Stern 2007, Wilczek 2008, and Zhang 1992
Batterman: sketch and RWB 2008
Hartmann: SH 2001 and SH 2009
Jackiw: 1306 effects, fractional, NPB solitons, and topology
Kadanoff: Chapter 10
Sawatzky: Sawatzky 1993
Shankar: notes
Stamp: Wilczek 1989, Stamp 1991, Stamp 2006, FDMH 1991, and PWA 1988
Uffink: Abrikosov, Landau, and reading
Zhang: Qi 2008, Qi 2009, and Zhang 2002


An example of an old package from a previous meeting:
7 Pines Reader: a large document containing the old package from a similar 2007 Seven Pines meeting (schedule and a list of participants along with their statements and readings).