TITLE:

Numerical Studies of Topologically Ordered Phases

DATE:

Friday, April 10th, 2015

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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