Meanings
plural Luttinger liquids
- natural sciencesA theoretical model describing interacting electrons (or other fermions) in a one-dimensional conductor (e.g. quantum wires such as carbon nanotubes). Such a model is necessary because the commonly-used Fermi liquid model breaks down for one dimension.
Synonyms: Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA theoretical model describing interacting electrons (or other fermions) in a one-dimensional conductor (e.g. quantum wires such as carbon nanotubes). Such a model is necessary because the commonly-used Fermi liquid model breaks down for one dimension.
Origin
Reformulated by J. M. Luttinger, based on earlier work by Tomonaga.
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