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LAST-MODIFIED:20121116T203436Z
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URL:http://physics.bu.edu/internal/events/show/283
SUMMARY:A many particle generalization of the Landau-Zener problem
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Victor Gurarie\, University of Colorado\n\nPart of th
	e Condensed Matter Theory Seminar Series.\n\nAbstract:  An old theorem in q
	uantum mechanics states that if the parameters of a system are changed suff
	iciently slowly\, the system remains in its ground state.  However\, if the
	 system is large\, a natural question is how slow is slow enough. In this t
	alk\, I will introduce an interesting many particle system which does not w
	ant to stay in its ground state unless its parameters change at an exceedin
	gly slow rate.
LOCATION:SCI 328\, 590 Commonwealth Avenue\, 02215
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