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DTSTART:20161212T150000Z
DTEND:20161212T160000Z
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URL:http://physics.bu.edu/internal/events/show/1694
SUMMARY:Microscopic Model for Two-dimensional Non-Abelian Chiral Spin Liqui
	ds
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Po-Hao Huang\n\nPart of the Departmental Seminars.\n\
	nExamining Committee:  Claudio Chamon\, Anatoli Polkovnikov\, Ami Katz\, Mi
	chael El-Batanouny\, Andrei Ruckenstein\n\n![Po-Hao](/resources/event-image
	/1694/14e2da8_small)\n\nAbstract:\n\nTopologically ordered states of matter
	 have attracted a much interest in the past decade.  The search for emergen
	t point-like non-Abelian anyons in two-dimensional electronic system is one
	 of the most exciting problems in condensed matter physics\, since it opens
	 many possibilities in quantum computing.  In this talk\, I will construct 
	a two- dimensional lattice model that is argued to realize a chiral spin li
	quid with Ising topological order.  The logic of the construction is to pre
	pare an array of one-dimensional spin ladders with Ising criticality\, then
	 couple them into the two-dimensional chiral spin liquid with spin-spin int
	eractions that breaks time-reversal symmetry.  This coupled wire constructi
	on takes advantage of describing the one-dimensional spin system by conform
	al field theory.  I will discuss mainly the theoretical proposal while prov
	ide some numerical evidence to support it.
LOCATION:SCI 352\, 590 Commonwealth Avenue\, 02215
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