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Emergence & Entanglement II 2013

Emergence & Entanglement II 2013

 

Lundi mai 06, 2013
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In two spatial dimensions,  there is a good correspondence between TQFTs and topological phases of matter for spin systems.  I will discuss this correspondence in one and three spatial dimensions for spin systems.  If time permits, I will also discuss the situation for fermion systems. 

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Lundi mai 06, 2013
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I will discuss recent work on 3d Symmetry Protected Topological (SPT) phases of bosonic systems, and their implications for understanding the more exotic quantum spin liquid phases. First I will describe various characterizations of these 3d SPT phases, in particular their surface effective theories and (when applicable)  bulk electromagnetic response. Next I will show how this understanding leads to several new insights into the theory of both 2d and 3d quantum spin liquids. Finally I will provide an explicit construction of several 3d SPT phases in a system of `coupled layers'.

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