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SUMMARY:The Polariton Condensate in Semiconductor Microcavities - Professo
 r M S Skolnick\, Department of Physics and Astronomy\, University of Sheff
 ield
DTSTART:20120125T160000Z
DTEND:20120125T170000Z
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CONTACT:Leona Hope-Coles
DESCRIPTION:Semiconductor microcavities provide a favourable system for th
 e formation of high density phases at elevated temperatures in an all soli
 d state environment. The physics of the high density polariton phase in su
 ch structures will be described. Particular phenomena which will be covere
 d will include the formation of long temporal and spatial coherence\, beha
 viour in one and two dimensional periodic potentials\, and the formation o
 f vortex and soliton excitations. Where appropriate\, analogies will be gi
 ven with phenomena in atomic condensates.
LOCATION:Pippard Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory
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