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SUMMARY:Fractons - Prof. Rahul Nandkishore\, Boulder
DTSTART:20180514T131500Z
DTEND:20180514T141500Z
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CONTACT:Bartomeu Monserrat
DESCRIPTION:In recent years a new class of quantum phases of matter have b
 een (theoretically) discovered. These are the 'fracton' phases and they su
 pport a phenomenology unlike anything we have seen before. In this talk I 
 will introduce the basic properties of fracton phases\, and how they may b
 e understood. I will also survey some of the rich dynamic and thermodynami
 c behaviors supported by fracton phases\, and discuss some of the (many) i
 mportant open questions.
LOCATION:TCM Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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