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SUMMARY:"Chiral Phases in Frustrated 2D Antiferromagnets and Fractional Che
	rn Insulators"
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Eduardo Fradkin\, University of Illinois at Urbana-Ch
	ampaign \nHosted by: Christopher Laumann\n\nPart of the Condensed Matter Th
	eory Seminar Series.\n\nThe problem of topological phases of matter is one 
	of the most fascinating open questions in theoretical physics. In this semi
	nar I will discuss recent advances in the theory of topological phases in 2
	D systems. A key tool for these studies is a lattice version of Chern-Simon
	s gauge theory. In particular its application to the problem of chiral phas
	es in magnetization plateaus of spin 1/2 quantum antiferromagnets on the Ka
	gome lattice and of fractional Chern insulators. The role of topology in th
	e effective field theory and fractionalization of translation symmetries wi
	ll be discussed.
LOCATION:SCI 328\, 590 Commonwealth Avenue\, 02215
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