by A P Balachandran (Syracuse Univ.), E Ercolessi (Univ. Bologna), G Morandi (Univ. Ferrara), & A M Srivastava (Univ. Minnesota)

Several different models have recently been proposed to explain High Temperature Superconductivity. This book gives an authoritative and up-to-date review of two such proposals, namely the Hubbard and Anyon Models. This invaluable reference is a must for all physicists interested in the fast-paced revolutionary field of High Temperature Superconductivity.

• The Hubbard Hamiltonian
• The Hubbard Hamiltonian in the Strong-Coupling Limit
• Some Ideas for Resonating Valence Bond (RVB)
• RVB Ground States for the Strongly Coupled Hubbard Hamiltonian at and Below Half Filling
• Introduction to Superconductivity
• Other Mean Field Theories for the Hubbard-Heisenberg Hamiltonian on a 2D Square Lattice
• Nonuniform and Flux Phases
• Continuum Limit and the Chern-Simons Term
• The Abelian Chern-Simons Term
• The Nonabelian Chern-Simons Term
• Anyon Superconductivity