Introductory course in Quantum Topology in Condensed Matter

06.06.2017 12:00 - 12.06.2017 12:00

Speaker Tomoki Ozawa from the University of Trento (Italy) will give a introductory course in quantum topology in condensed matter from the 6th June to the 12th June, at the Freihaus in Karlsplatz. The course is a set of 5 lectures (2 hours per lecture) concentered in one week.

 

In this one-week course, Tomoki Ozawa will discuss basics of topological phases of matter, such as the quantum Hall effect and topological insulators. Topological phases of matter is a growing field of research in various fields of condensed matter physics, and a goal of this course is to understand how the idea of topological phases is applied, in particular, in photonic systems. The plan is to give the first four lectures on a blackboard, and final lecture with a computer presentation. Only a basic knowledge of solid-state physics, such as the Bloch theorem and band structure, is assumed.


The tentative list of topics which will most likely be covered in the five lectures:
1. Introduction to topological concepts (Berry phase, Berry connection, Berry curvature, and Chern number)
2. Integer quantum Hall effect (TKNN formula, Harper-Hofstadter model, bulk-boundary correspondence)
3. Quantum spin Hall insulators (Haldane model, Time-reversal symmetry, Kane-Mele model)
4. Classification of topological phases (ten-fold way, Su-Shrieffer-Heeger model)
5. Topological photonics

Schedule: 

DateTime slotLocation
06.06.201717:00 - 19:00Freihaus, Seminar room DB "gelb" 03
07.06.201717:00 - 19:00Freihaus, Seminar room DB "gelb" 04
08.06.201710:00 - 12:00Freihaus, Seminar room DB "grun" 05
09.06.201717:00 - 19:00Freihaus, Seminar room DB "gelb" 03
12.06.201710:00 - 12:00Freihaus, Seminar room DB "grun" 05

 

 

Location:
TU Wien-Freihaus, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8 – 10 1040 Vienna, Seminar room DB yellow