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SUMMARY:Simulating higher spatial dimensions with atoms and photons - Dr. 
 Hannah Price\, University of Birmingham
DTSTART:20190301T143000Z
DTEND:20190301T153000Z
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CONTACT:Kayleigh Dunn
DESCRIPTION:Spatial dimensionality deeply affects the physical phenomena w
 hich can emerge in a system. Our physical world has three spatial dimensio
 ns\, and so condensed matter physicists have long asked what happens when 
 quantum particles are effectively confined to move in 1D\, 2D or 3D geomet
 ries. However\, recent advances in ultracold atomic and photonics systems 
 are now providing ways to go beyond these limitations\, in order to simula
 te the physics associated with four or more effective spatial dimensions. 
 As I will present\, the development of techniques such as “synthetic dim
 ensions” and “topological pumping” with photons or atoms can allow u
 s to explore higher-dimensional phenomena\, such as the 4D topological qua
 ntum Hall effect\, for the first time.
LOCATION:Rayleigh and JJ Thompson Seminar room\, Maxwell Building
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