Seminars in Condensed Matter Physics
Prerequisiti
Previous knowledge at the level of an introductory course in condensed matter physics is required.
Programma
The course will cover selected topics in condensed matter physics through a series of talks in which course professors and invited speakers will present and discuss recent advancements in the field.
It will include the following series of talks on:
Topological states of matter and light, Iacopo Carusotto (INO-CNR BEC and Physics Department, University of Trento) - 12 hours (January-March 2025)
- Berry phase and its generalizations in solid state and molecular systems
- Topological band theory: Hofstadter model, Haldane model
- Integer quantum Hall effect: quantized conductance and chiral edge states
- Topological photonics and its applications (optical isolation, topological lasing, synthetic dimensions)
- Basics of fractional quantum Hall effect: fractional charge and fractional statistics.
- Abelian and non-Abelian anyons: towards topological quantum computation.
- Towards fractional quantum Hall fluids of light in strongly nonlinear topological photonic systems
Transport in mesoscopic strongly interacting systems, Alessandro Braggio (NEST, CNR-NANO, Pisa) - 12 hours (January-March 2024)
Additional selected research topics that will be discussed include: Innovative 2D materials, Coherent caloritronics, Twistronics, etc., that will be presented with the participation of invited experts.
Also SNS PhD students will be invited to contribute by presenting a topic related to their own PhD research project.
Obiettivi formativi
To get acquainted with selected advanced topics in condensed matter physics To learn about current research efforts via tutorial and topical seminars.