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Topology and New Kinds of Order in Condensed Matter Physics

Course 0000004291 in SS 2020

General Data

Course Type lecture
Semester Weekly Hours 4 SWS
Organisational Unit Theoretical Solid-State Physics
Lecturers Frank Pollmann
Dates

Assignment to Modules

Further Information

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additional remarks With the discovery of the integer and fractional quantum Hall effect in the 1980s, it was realized that not all phases of matter occurring in nature can be understood using Landau’s theory. The quantum Hall state represents a distinct phase of matter which can occur even when there is no local order parameter or spontaneous breaking of a global symmetry. Phases of this new kind are now usually referred to as topological phases. This lecture course gives an introduction to different theoretical aspects of topological phases and their experimental signatures. The following topics are covered in the course: * Kosterlitz–Thouless transition * Graphene, Dirac Hamiltonian and Chern insulators * Topological insulators in 2D and 3D * Weyl semi-metals * Symmetry protected topological phases * Topological superconductors and Majorana chains * Spin liquids and frustrated magnetism * Axiomatic description of topological order * Exactly solvable models: toric code and string net models * Topological quantum computing
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Equivalent Courses (e. g. in other semesters)

SemesterTitleLecturersDates
SS 2024 Topology and New Kinds of Order in Condensed Matter Physics Pollmann, F. Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
Wed, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
SS 2023 Topology and New Kinds of Order in Condensed Matter Physics Pollmann, F. Wed, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
SS 2022 Topology and New Kinds of Order in Condensed Matter Physics Pollmann, F.
Assistants: Bibo, J.Kirchner, N.Lin, S.
Mon, 10:00–12:00, EI-HS Garching
Wed, 10:00–12:00, EI-HS Garching
Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
Wed, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
and singular or moved dates
SS 2021 Topology and New Kinds of Order in Condensed Matter Physics Pollmann, F.
Assistants: Drescher, M.Liu, Y.
Mon, 10:00–12:00, virtuell
Wed, 10:00–12:00, virtuell
SS 2019 Topology and New Kinds of Order in Condensed Matter Physics Pollmann, F. Wed, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
SS 2018 Topology and new kinds of order in condensed matter physics Pollmann, F. Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
Wed, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
SS 2017 Topology and new kinds of order in condensed matter physics Pollmann, F. Mon, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
Wed, 10:00–12:00, PH 3344
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