A Plane Defect in the 3d O(N) Model
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 […]
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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
Fermi surface symmetric mass generation and its application in nickelate superconductor
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 […]
When does a three-dimensions Chern-Simons theory have a time reversal symmetry?
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 […]
Exact lattice chiral symmetry in 2d gauge 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 […]
Gauging spacetime inversions
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum 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 Circuits to local Hamiltonian: role in quantum complexity and new constructions
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum 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 […]
Flavor hierarchy from smooth confinement & Towards a complete classification of 6d supergravities
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum 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 Algorithms to Recognize Phases of Matter and Exactly Solvable 2D Models with Anomalous Entanglement Entropy
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum 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 Algebra of Chern-Simons Matrix Model and Large N Limit
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum 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 […]
Programmable Simulations of Molecules and Materials with present-day Reconfigurable Quantum Processors
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Susanne Yelin (Harvard) Title: Programmable Simulations of Molecules and Materials with present-day Reconfigurable Quantum Processors Abstract: Simulations of quantum chemistry and quantum […]
Spontaneously Broken (-1)-form symmetries
CMSA Room G10 CMSA, 20 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesQuantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Motoo Suzuki (Harvard) Title: Spontaneously Broken (-1)-form symmetries Abstract: Spontaneous breaking of symmetries leads to universal phenomena. We extend this notion to […]
A model for studying the sign problem on quantum computers: Z(3) gauge theory with three fermion flavors in 1+1 dimensions
VirtualQuantum Matter in Mathematics and Physics Seminar Speaker: Semeon Valgushev (Iowa State University) Title: A model for studying the sign problem on quantum computers: Z(3) gauge theory with three fermion […]