Driving topology, hunting Majoranas

Speaker
Tami Pereg-Barnea,McGill University, Canada
Date
19/12/2013 - 14:15Add to Calendar 2013-12-19 14:15:00 2013-12-19 14:15:00 Driving topology, hunting Majoranas The study of topology in condensed matter is a rapidly growing field. From classifying the possible topological insulators and superconductors to ab-initio calculations of realizable materials. In this talk I will use simple language to introduce the subject and survey some recent proposals. In the first part of my talk I will focus on ideas in which a topologically trivial system is driven into a topological phase.  In the second part I will discuss the possibility of realizing topological superconductors in two dimensions which support Majorana Fermions in their vortex cores. Resnick Building (209), seminar room 210 המחלקה לפיזיקה physics.dept@mail.biu.ac.il Asia/Jerusalem public
Place
Resnick Building (209), seminar room 210
Abstract

The study of topology in condensed matter is a rapidly growing field.

From classifying the possible topological insulators and superconductors to ab-initio calculations of realizable materials.

In this talk I will use simple language to introduce the subject and survey some recent proposals. In the first part of my talk I will focus on ideas in which a topologically trivial system is driven into a topological phase.  In the second part I will discuss the possibility of realizing topological superconductors in two dimensions which support Majorana Fermions in their vortex cores.

תאריך עדכון אחרון : 15/12/2013