Strongly Correlated Magnetic and Superconducting Systems

An introduction to the Hubbard model.- A quantum critical trio: Solvable models of finite temperature crossovers near quantum phase transitions.- Notes on the density matrix renormalization group; Applications to ladder systems.- An introduction to quantum monte carlo methods.- Coupled Luttinger liquids.- On the application of the Non-linear sigma model to spin chains and spin ladders.- Density matrix and renormalization for classical lattice models.- Real-space renormalization group methods applied to quantum lattice hamiltonians.- A critical view of the real-space renormalization group method applied to the hubbard model.- Quantum dissipative systems.- Impurity effects in quantum wires.- Skyrmions in the quantum hall effect.- Photoemission bands in systems of strongly correlated electrons.- Van hove scenario of high-T c superconductivity.