Physics Department presents Topologically Ordered Matter and Why You Should be Interested
Physics Department presents Topologically Ordered Matter and Why You Should be Interested
Presented by Professor Steven Simon, Oxford University, UK Abstract:In two dimensional topologically ordered matter, processes depend on gross topology rather than detailed geometry. Thinking in 2+1 dimensions, particle world lines can be interpreted as knots or links, and the amplitude for certain processes becomes a topological invariant of that link. While sounding rather exotic, we