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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
- Join online
- Date
- Oct 23, 2024 4:00 pm
- Speaker
- David B Kaplan (University of Washington)
- Contact
- Kelly Darr
- khdarr@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-300-7821
- Views
- 278
- Originating Calendar
- Physics - Colloquium
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.