Topological field theories and gapped phases of matter
APA
Bhardwaj, L. (2017). Topological field theories and gapped phases of matter. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/17060021
MLA
Bhardwaj, Lakshya. Topological field theories and gapped phases of matter. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 01, 2017, https://pirsa.org/17060021
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@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:17060021, doi = {10.48660/17060021}, url = {https://pirsa.org/17060021}, author = {Bhardwaj, Lakshya}, keywords = {Other}, language = {en}, title = {Topological field theories and gapped phases of matter}, publisher = {Perimeter Institute}, year = {2017}, month = {jun}, note = {PIRSA:17060021 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}} }
Harvard University
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I will introduce the idea that topological field theories describe the low-energy properties of gapped local quantum systems. This idea has proved fruitful in recent studies of gapped phases of matter.