Special Colloquium this morning 11:30 AM in Smith Seminar Room

[Shelley Palmer]

The final candidate for the CMT position - Fan Zhang (University of Pennsylvania) will be presenting a special Colloquium this morning.  Please attend if you are able.
A short reception will be held at 11:15 am outside the Smith Seminar Room.

Title: From Topological Insulators to Majorana Fermions

Abstract: The discovery of topological insulators has created a revolution in condensed matter science that has far ranging implications over coming decades. I will introduce a simplest way to understand the "periodic table" for topological phases, and apply these ideas to semimetals, insulators, and superconductors. In the superconductor case, a Majorana Kramers pair may appear on the boundary and induces unprecedented fractional Josephson effects. These effects indicate the existence of a "periodic building" for topological phases, with the aforementioned table being its "ground floor". Strong connections will be made to ongoing experiments and related topics.

Shelley

[The Ohio State University]
Shelley Palmer
Administrative Associate to the Chair
Department of Physics
1040P Physics Research Building, 191 W. Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-2653 Office
palmer.14 at osu.edu<mailto:palmer.14 at osu.edu> osu.edu<http://osu.edu>

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