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Does quantum mechanics play a role in critical phenomena?

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Rajiv R. P. Singh, Physics 3, 35 (2010) – Published April 26, 2010
Quantum interference effects can, in theory, lead to the emergence of new particles carrying exotic quantum numbers at a critical point. But how good is the evidence that this happens?
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Dirac cone in iron-based superconductors

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M. Zahid Hasan and B. Andrei Bernevig, Physics 3, 27 (2010) – Published March 29, 2010
The band structure of iron-based superconductors gives rise to yet another scenario for the appearance of Dirac fermions.
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There and back again: from magnets to superconductors

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A. J. Schofield, Physics 2, 93 (2009) – Published November 9, 2009
A theory of novel phase formation near quantum critical points suggests that large fluctuations lead to magnetic analogs of inhomogeneous superconductivity.