Nov 1 2024

Departmental Colloquium: On Gapped Ground State Phases of Quantum Matter, by Amanda Young

November 1, 2024

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Location

636 SEO

Address

Chicago, IL

Amanda Young (UIUC): On Gapped Ground State Phases of Quantum Matter

Materials exhibiting quantum mechanical effects hold the promise of developing revolutionary new technologies. A vital component to this progress is understanding the phase of individual quantum systems, which groups together physical systems that exhibit similar properties and characteristics. One of the fundamental quantities in this classification is whether or not there is a spectral gap above the ground state energy of the system. In this talk, we will discuss how these phases are modeled, how the gap is defined and its role in phase classification, and highlight some of the key past and current research related to this vital task.

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Laura Schaposnik

Date posted

Nov 4, 2024

Date updated

Nov 4, 2024

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