SciPost Physics Lecture Notes

SciPost Phys. Lect. Notes 51 (2022) · published 11 May 2022

• doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysLectNotes.51
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Abstract

In these notes, we review the role of Berry phases and topology in noninteracting electron systems. Topics including the adiabatic theorem, parallel transport, and Wannier functions are reviewed, with a focus on the connection to topological insulators.

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