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SUMMARY:Emergent phenomena in classical spin liquids - Ludovic Jaubert\, U
 niversity of Bordeaux
DTSTART:20170504T131500Z
DTEND:20170504T141500Z
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CONTACT:Gareth Conduit
DESCRIPTION:Spin liquids are malleable magnetic textures obeying their own
  microscopic rules. These rules\, due to frustrated constraints\, can take
  the form of emergent gauge fields able to support quasi-particles\, readi
 ly accessible by experimental probes.\n\nIn this talk we will illustrate t
 he diversity of emergent phenomena supported by classical spin liquids\, s
 tarting from the Coulomb gauge field of spin-ice materials. This Coulomb f
 ield can be for example confined in thin-film geometries\, or serve as a f
 oundation for exotic phases such as "fragmented" spin liquids where the fl
 uctuating gauge field coexists with long-range order. Beyond Coulomb gauge
  field\, we will discuss how topological charges can persist in spin liqui
 ds by forming disordered clusters\, and how other forms of gauge fields\, 
 reminiscent of linearized general relativity\, can appear in a crystal.
LOCATION:TCM Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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