PIRSA:22050068

A minimalist's approach to the physics of emergence

APA

Zou, L. (2022). A minimalist's approach to the physics of emergence. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/22050068

MLA

Zou, Liujun. A minimalist's approach to the physics of emergence. Perimeter Institute, May. 18, 2022, https://pirsa.org/22050068

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:22050068,
            doi = {10.48660/22050068},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/22050068},
            author = {Zou, Liujun},
            keywords = {Condensed Matter},
            language = {en},
            title = {A minimalist{\textquoteright}s approach to the physics of emergence},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2022},
            month = {may},
            note = {PIRSA:22050068 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Liujun Zou Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Abstract

One of the central themes of quantum many-body physics and quantum field theory is the emergence of universality classes. In general, determining which universality class emerges in a quantum many-body system is a highly complex problem. I will argue that the perspective of quantum anomaly provides powerful insights to the understanding of the landscape of universality classes that can emerge in a quantum matter, and I will present some interesting applications.