Description
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the ideas and techniques that, originating in
so-called `high-energy’ physics, have become standard tools in statistical physics and
condensed matter physics in the 21st century. In particular, we will revisit effective actions,
introduce quantum anomalies and anomaly-related transport, and the relationship between
thermal transport and general relativity. The course is motivated by some of the new
developments in condensed matter physics in the 21st century that have led to a new grand
unification of high- and low-energy physics.