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12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review Lecture 8

Dmitry Abanin

February 07, 2013

PIRSA:13020080

Condensed Matter
12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review Lecture 9

Bianca Dittrich
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

February 07, 2013

PIRSA:13020050

Quantum Gravity
12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review Lecture 9

Ruth Gregory
King's College London

February 07, 2013

PIRSA:13020065

Strong Gravity
How To Catch Einstein's Wave, and See Black Holes in the Process

Gabriela Gonzalez
Louisiana State University

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020119
Prospects for GW transients in early Advanced LIGO and Virgo science runs

Gabriela Gonzalez
Louisiana State University

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020124

Strong Gravity
12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review Lecture 7

Dmitry Abanin

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020079

Condensed Matter
12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review Lecture 8

Bianca Dittrich
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020049

Quantum Gravity
12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review Lecture 8

Ruth Gregory
King's College London

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020064

Strong Gravity
Advanced General Relativity - Lecture 5

Rafael Sorkin
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020005
Looking for spinon deconfinement in two dimensions

Ying Tang
Boston College

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020127

Condensed Matter
A positive and local formalism for quantum theory

Robert Oeckl
Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico (UNAM)

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020125

Quantum Foundations
Time Crystals

Alfred Shapere
University of Kentucky

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020121

Quantum Fields and Strings

12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review Lecture 8

Dmitry Abanin

February 07, 2013

PIRSA:13020080

Condensed Matter
12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review Lecture 9

Bianca Dittrich
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

February 07, 2013

PIRSA:13020050

Quantum Gravity
12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review Lecture 9

Ruth Gregory
King's College London

February 07, 2013

PIRSA:13020065

Strong Gravity
How To Catch Einstein's Wave, and See Black Holes in the Process

Gabriela Gonzalez
Louisiana State University

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020119

Gravitational waves are "ripples of space-time" that were predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity almost a century ago. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) now pushes the frontiers of science and engineering to try and catch these waves for the first time. This will allow us to explore the last dance of pairs of neutron stars colliding to give birth to a black hole and other astrophysical events in a way humans never have before. Dr. Gonzalez will describe how a worldwide community of scientists is working to open a new window to the Universe searching for Einstein's gravitational waves.
Prospects for GW transients in early Advanced LIGO and Virgo science runs

Gabriela Gonzalez
Louisiana State University

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020124

Strong Gravity

Advanced LIGO (aLIGO) and Advanced Virgo (AdV) are kilometer-scale gravitational wave (GW) detectors that are expected to yield the first direct observations of gravitational waves. I will describe the currently projected schedule, sensitivity, and sky localization accuracy for the GW detector network in the next decade.
12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review Lecture 7

Dmitry Abanin

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020079

Condensed Matter
12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review Lecture 8

Bianca Dittrich
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020049

Quantum Gravity
12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review Lecture 8

Ruth Gregory
King's College London

February 06, 2013

PIRSA:13020064

Strong Gravity
Advanced General Relativity - Lecture 5

Rafael Sorkin
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020005
Looking for spinon deconfinement in two dimensions

Ying Tang
Boston College

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020127

Condensed Matter

We have used a recently proposed quantum Monte Carlo algorithm [1] to study spinons (emergent S = 1/2 excitations) in 2D Resonating-Valence-Bond (RVB) spin liquids and in a J-Q model hosting a Neel – Valence Bond Solid (VBS) phase transition at zero temperature [2]. We confirm that spinons are well defined quasi-particles with finite intrinsic size in the RVB spin liquid. The distance distribution between two spinons shows signatures of deconfinement.
However, at the Neel–VBS transition, we found that the size of a single spinon is significantly greater than the bound-state in VBS, which indicates that spinons are “soft” and shrink when bound state is formed. Both spinon size and confinement length diverge as the critical point is approached. We have also compared spinon statistics in J-Q model with bilayer Heisenberg model and 1D spin chain. We conclude that the spinon deconfinement is marginal in the lowest-energy state in the spin-1 sector, due to very weak attractive spinon interactions. Deconfinement in the vicinity of the critical point should occur at higher energies.
A positive and local formalism for quantum theory

Robert Oeckl
Universidad Nacional Autónoma De Mexico (UNAM)

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020125

Quantum Foundations

The general boundary formulation (GBF) is an atemporal, but spacetime local formulation of quantum theory. Usually it is presented in terms of the amplitude formalism, which, in the presence of a background time, recovers the pure state formalism of the standard formulation of quantum theory. After reviewing the essentials of the amplitude formalism I will introduce a new "positive formalism", which recovers instead a mixed state formalism. This allows to define general quantum operations within the GBF and opens it to quantum information theory. Moreover, the transition to the positive formalism eliminates operationally irrelevant structure, making the extraction of measurement probabilities more direct. As a consequence, the probability interpretation takes on a remarkably simple and compelling form. I shall describe implications of the positive formalism, both for our understanding of quantum theory and for the practical formulation of quantum theories. I also observe a certain convergence with Lucien Hardy's operator tensor formulation of quantum theory, on which I hope to comment
Time Crystals

Alfred Shapere
University of Kentucky

February 05, 2013

PIRSA:13020121

Quantum Fields and Strings

I consider a class of simple classical systems which exhibit motion in their lowest-energy states and thus spontaneously break time-translation symmetry. Their Lagrangians have nonstandard kinetic terms and their Hamiltonians are multivalued functions of momentum, yet they are perfectly consistent and amenable to quantization. Field theoretical generalizations of these systems may have applications in condensed matter physics and cosmology.

Title	Date	Collection	Type	Info
12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review Lecture 8	2013‑02‑07	12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review	Course	View details
12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review Lecture 9	2013‑02‑07	12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review	Course	View details
12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review Lecture 9	2013‑02‑07	12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review	Course	View details
How To Catch Einstein's Wave, and See Black Holes in the Process	2013‑02‑06	Public Lecture Series	Public Lectures	View details
Prospects for GW transients in early Advanced LIGO and Virgo science runs	2013‑02‑06	Colloquium	Scientific Series	View details
12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review Lecture 7	2013‑02‑06	12/13 PSI - Condensed Matter Review	Course	View details
12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review Lecture 8	2013‑02‑06	12/13 PSI - Quantum Gravity Review	Course	View details
12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review Lecture 8	2013‑02‑06	12/13 PSI - Gravitational Physics Review	Course	View details
Advanced General Relativity - Lecture 5	2013‑02‑05	Elements of General Relativity	Course	View details
Looking for spinon deconfinement in two dimensions	2013‑02‑05	Quantum Matter	Scientific Series	View details
A positive and local formalism for quantum theory	2013‑02‑05	Quantum Foundations	Scientific Series	View details
Time Crystals	2013‑02‑05	Quantum Fields and Strings	Scientific Series	View details

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