[Faculty] Fwd: [CSRC-SDSU COLLOQUIUM]: Numerical Studies of Topologically Ordered Phases

[Jose Castillo]

*DATE:*  Friday, April 10th, 2015

*TITLE:*  Numerical Studies of Topologically Ordered Phases

*TIME:*  3:30 PM

*LOCATION:*  GMCS 214

*SPEAKER:*  Dr. Michael Peterson. Physics & Astronomy Dpt. California State
University, Long Beach

*ABSTRACT:*  In strongly correlated systems in two-dimensions new quantum
topologically ordered phases of matter can emerge with the fractional
quantum Hall effect being the most often cited example.  These fascinating
phases can have (quasi-)particle excitations with fractional charge and
fractional (braiding) statistics, i.e., they are so-called anyons.  A
special kind of anyon called a non-abelian anyon has potential applications
in the construction of a fault-tolerant topological quantum computer.  I
will discuss numerical approaches in the theoretical study of topologically
ordered phases with the primary goal being the identification of
experimental conditions where these phases may be observed in nature.

*HOST:*  Dr. Andrew Cooksy

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http://www.csrc.sdsu.edu/colloquium.html


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