Upcoming Seminars
Winter 2010-2011
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Emergent spacetime and quantum entanglement
Mark Van Raamsdonk,
associate professor of physics and astronomy,
University of British Columbia,
Friday, January 7th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Thermodynamic Studies of Nematic Phase Formation Near a Quantum Critical Point in Sr3Ru2O7
Andy Mackenzie,
professor of condensed matter physics and director of pesearch,
School of Physics and Astronomy,
University of St. Andrews, Scotland,
Friday, January 14th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Discrete R Symmetries and Low Energy Supersymmetry
Michael Dine,
UC Santa Cruz,
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Probing Majorana Edge States With a Flux Qubit
Chang-Yu Hou,
Leiden University,
Friday, January 21st, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Counterterms in N=8 Supergravity
Michael Kiermaier,
Princeton University,
Monday, January 24th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Proposed experiments to probe the neutral edge modes and quantum statistics in topological superconductors
Eytan Grosfeld,
postdoctoral fellow in condensed matter theory ,
University of Illinois,
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Anyons, twists and topological codes
Hector Bombin,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Friday, January 28th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Interacting Quantum Field Theories from Cold Atoms
Jiannis Pachos,
reader in theoretical physics,
University of Leeds,
Friday, February 4th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Wilsonian and Holographic Renormalization Groups
Joe Polchinkski,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
Monday, February 7th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
A Magnetic Analog of the Isotope Effect in Cuprates
Amit Keren,
professor of physics,
Technion, Israel,
Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Optical Continuous-Variable Cluster States
Nicolas Menicucci,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
1:15pm
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2:15pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holography for Metallic Quantum Criticality
Sean Hartnoll,
Harvard University,
Friday, February 11th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
A New Perspective on Gluing in TQFT
Tudor Dimofte,
Institute for Advanced Study,
Monday, February 14th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Competing Phases of 2D Electrons at $\nu$ = 5/2 and 7/3
Jing Xia,
Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar Experimental Physics,
Caltech,
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantifying the Relation Between Work and Information-recent Results Using the Smooth Entropy Approach
Oscar Dahlsten,
research fellow,
Centre for Quantum Technologies,
National University of Singapore,
Friday, February 18th, 2011
4:15pm
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5:15pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
D-branes, Quivers, and Surface Operators
Duiliu Emanuel Diaconescu,
Rutgers University,
Monday, February 21st, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Tuning magnetism in FeAs-based materials via tetrahedral structure
Johnpierre Paglione,
assistant professor,
Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials Department of Physics,
University of Maryland,
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Proofs for Classical Theorems
Andrew Drucker,
graduate student in electrical engineering and computer science,
MIT,
Friday, February 25th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
T-duality for Massive Stringy States
Jnan Maharana,
Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar, India,
2:00pm
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3:00pm
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
4:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Rare Fluctuations and the Anderson Model of Localization
Ravindra N. Bhatt,
professor of electrical engineering,
Princeton Center for Theoretical Science,
Princeton University,
Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
3:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Entanglement and Renormalization in Many Body Systems
Brian Swingle,
graduate student in physics,
MIT,
Friday, March 4th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Holographic C-theorems
Robert Myers,
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics,
Monday, March 7th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
How to Turn Graphene into a Room-Temperature Topological Insulator Using Adatoms
Jason Alicea,
assistant professor of physics and astronomy,
UC Irvine,
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
3:00pm
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4:00pm
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Institute for Quantum Information Seminar
Quantum Theory Cannot be Extended
Roger Colbeck,
postdoctoral researcher,
Perimeter Institute,
Friday, March 11th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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High Energy Theory Seminar
Wilsonian and Holographic Renormalization Groups
Joe Polchinkski,
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics,
UC Santa Barbara,
12:00pm
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1:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Clustering, Caustics, and Collisions in Turbulent Aerosols
Michael Wilkinson,
professor of mathematics and statistics,
Open University, Milton Keynes, UK,
Monday, March 14th, 2011
4:00pm
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5:00pm
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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Competing Phases of 2D Electrons at $\nu$ = 5/2 and 7/3
Jing Xia,
Tolman Postdoctoral Scholar Experimental Physics,
Caltech,
Friday, March 18th, 2011
11:00am
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12:00pm
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