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SUMMARY:Majorana edge modes in topological superconductors  - Carlo Beenak
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CONTACT:James Craston
DESCRIPTION:Two-dimensional superconductors with broken time-reversal symm
 etry have been predicted to support topologically protected chiral edge st
 ates\, providing a superconducting counterpart to the quantum Hall effect 
 in semiconductors. The edge states carry charge-neutral quasiparticles\, c
 oherent superpositions of electrons and holes referred to as "Majorana fer
 mions". We present an overview of electrical and thermal probes of the sup
 erconducting edge states\, focusing on unique signatures of their Majorana
  nature and on applications for topological quantum computation. \nIn part
 icular\, we show how topological qubits can be braided by injecting them i
 nto the conducting edge of a superconductor.\n
LOCATION:Small Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, J.J. Thomson Avenu
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