Colloquium: Theory of intertwined orders in high temperature superconductors

• DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.87.457
• Publication Date: 2015-05-26T19:44:29Z
• Authors: Eduardo Fradkin; Steven A. Kivelson; John M. Tranquada
• Keywords: 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

Understanding high temperature superconductors is a central problem in condensed matter physics. Many experiments have uncovered ordering tendencies which are responsible for the complex phase diagram of high temperature superconductors. This Colloquium discusses the interplay between different order parameters in these materials. Considering the intertwining of these orders leads to new experimentally observable consequences, shedding new light into the physics of these fascinating materials.