1:30 pm
GCIS W301/303 929 E 57th Street
Speaker: Prof. Senthil Todadri, Dept. of Physics, MIT
Host: Asst. Prof. Luca Delacrétaz, Dept. of Physics (lvd@uchicago.edu)
Title: Anyons in quantum matter: A new beginning
Abstract: The characterization of identical quantum particles as bosons or fermions goes back to the early days of quantum mechanics. It was realized much later that in two space dimensions, particles with any statistics (`anyons') can exist. Such particles can emerge as quasiparticles in quantum phases of matter. The prime experimental example is in the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect (FQHE). After a brief review of the FQHE, I will discuss recent developments on the observation of the phenomenon in zero magnetic field, and the associated questions and opportunities.
This seminar is jointly presented by the Kadanoff Center for Theoretical Physics.
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Nov
17