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Physics Colloquium: "From Dirac fermions to topological materials to the Standard Model: A common thread in particle and condensed matter physics"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Physics
Location
Loomis Lab 141 and via Zoom
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Oct 23, 2024   4:00 pm  
Speaker
David B Kaplan (University of Washington)
Contact
Kelly Darr
E-Mail
khdarr@illinois.edu
Phone
217-300-7821
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Ever since the discovery of the Integer Quantum Hall Effect and work by Thouless et al,  topological materials have played a central role in condensed matter physics.  Surprisingly, topological materials are ubiquitous in relativistic quantum field theories as well, and may hold the key to a fundamental understanding of the Standard Model that has so far eluded us.  I discuss how parallel developments in the two fields are related and their potential implications for particle physics.

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