During 2024–25, the CMSA will host a seminar on Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics, organized by Ahsan Khan, Robert Moscrop, and Sunghyuk Park.
This seminar will take place on Fridays at 9:00–10:30 am (Eastern Time) through October. In November, seminars will be held from 10:00–11:30 am. To learn how to attend this seminar, please fill out this form.
The schedule will be updated as talks are confirmed.
Videos are available at the Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Youtube Playlist
Joint Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics and Topological Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Liujun Zou (Perimeter Institute) Title: Landscape of quantum phases in quantum materials Abstract: A central goal of condensed […]
Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Cameron Krulewski (MIT) and Leon Liu (Harvard) Title: A Long Exact Sequence in Symmetry Breaking Abstract: We study defects in symmetry breaking phases, such as domain walls, vortices, […]
Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Guilherme Delfino Silva (Boston University) Title: Modulated Gauge Theories and Fracton Behavior in 2D Abstract: In this talk we investigate deconfined phases of two-dimensional ZN lattice […]
Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Abijith Krishnan (MIT) Title: A Plane Defect in the 3d O(N) Model Abstract: It was recently found that the classical 3d O(N) model in the semi-infinite geometry […]
Joint Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics & Topological Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Da-Chuan Lu (UCSD) Title: Fermi surface symmetric mass generation and its application in nickelate superconductor Abstract: Symmetric […]
Speaker: Roman Geiko (UCLA) Title: When does a three-dimensions Chern-Simons theory have a time reversal symmetry? In this talk, I will discuss the time reversal invariance of (spin-) Chern-Simons theory […]
Quantum Matter Seminar Speaker: Aleksey Cherman (UMN) Title: Exact lattice chiral symmetry in 2d gauge theory Abstract: Preserving the symmetries of massless fermions is a well-known challenge in lattice field […]
Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Daniel Harlow (MIT) Title: Gauging spacetime inversions Abstract: Spacetime inversion symmetries such as parity and time reversal play a central role in […]
Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Anurag Anshu (Harvard) Title: Quantum Circuits to local Hamiltonian: role in quantum complexity and new constructions Abstract: At the heart of the theory […]
Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Yuta Hamada (KEK, Tsukuba) Title: Flavor hierarchy from smooth confinement & Towards a complete classification of 6d supergravities Abstract: The talk consists […]
Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Soonwon Choi (MIT) Title: Quantum Algorithms to Recognize Phases of Matter and Exactly Solvable 2D Models with Anomalous Entanglement Entropy Abstract: In […]
Quantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Sen Hu (Shanghai Institute for Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Study) Title: Quantum Algebra of Chern-Simons Matrix Model and Large N Limit Abstract: In […]