Heavy Fermion Physics
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This article is intended to be a very brief review on the most basic facts and concepts of heavy fermion physics. A general overview is given as an introduction. In the following part, the mechanism leading to the formation of heavy fermions is explained briefly, and its connection to Kondo effect is emphasized. Then we talk about heavy fermion theories in more detail, where the concepts like Kondo lattice, slave boson are introduced. Then there are two separate parts on Kondo insulators and heavy fermion superconductivity respectively.
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