UBC Math Department Colloquium: Sven Bachmann
Topic
Integers in many-body quantum physics [video]
Speakers
Details
Although integers are ubiquitous in quantum physics, they have different mathematical origins. In this colloquium, I will give a glimpse of how integers arise as either topological invariants or as analytic indices, as is the case in the so-called quantum Hall effect. I will explain the difficulties arising in extending well-known arguments when one relaxes the approximation that the particles effectively do not interact with each other in matter. Recent advances have made such realistic generalizations possible.
Additional Information
A video of this event is available on mathtube.org
Location: ESB 2012
Refreshments will be served in ESB 4133 from 3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sven Bachmann, UBC Math
This is a Past Event
Event Type
Scientific, Seminar
Date
September 28, 2018
Time
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Location