CM Seminar: Fiona Burnell – University of Minnesota: Stabilizing topologically non-trivial steady states with local dynamics in open quantum systems
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFiona Burnell – University of Minnesota Title: Electrons in twisted layers: design, surprise, and a new set of eyes Abstract: The goal of building a quantum computer has lead to rapid […]
CM Seminar: Domenico Giuliano – Department of Physics, Università della Calabria, Italy: Dissipation driven dynamical topological phase transitions in two-dimensional superconductors
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDomenico Giuliano – Department of Physics, Università della Calabria, Italy Title: Dissipation driven dynamical topological phase transitions in two-dimensional superconductors Abstract: By quenching the interaction strength, we induce and study a […]
World Quantum Family and Friends Day
We are happy to organize Friends and Family Day at the Blusson Quantum Matter Institute. This is a celebration of the QMI Community and World Quantum Day. Please register here. […]
CM Seminar: Michael Zaletel – University of California Berkley: Anomalous Hall Crystals in Graphene: interaction-driven Chern bands at zero magnetic field
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMichael Zaletel – University of California Berkley Title: Anomalous Hall Crystals in Graphene: interaction-driven Chern bands at zero magnetic field Abstract: Recent experiments have discovered that pentalayer-graphene subject to a moire […]
Special CM Seminar: Étienne Lantagne-Hurtubise – Caltech: Graphene multilayers: from unconventional superconductors to quantum devices
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaÉtienne Lantagne-Hurtubise – Caltech Title: Graphene multilayers: from unconventional superconductors to quantum devices Abstract: Crystalline graphene multilayers present a rich playground to explore correlated electronic phenomena in a tunable and ultra-clean […]
Ultrafast quantum simulation and quantum computing with ultracold atom arrays at quantum speed limit
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAbstract: Many-body correlations drive a variety of important quantum phenomena and quantum machines including superconductivity and magnetism in condensed matter as well as quantum computers. Understanding and controlling quantum many-body […]
Special Seminar: Owen Sheekey – UCSB: Inter-valley coherence, intrinsic and extrinsic spin-orbit coupling in rhombohedral graphene
McLeod 3038 2356 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAbstract: Rhombohedral graphene multilayers provide a clean and highly reproducible platform to explore the emergence of superconductivity and magnetism in a strongly interacting electron system. The high density of states near […]
Special Seminar: Rachel Wortis – Trent University: Many-body localization in the disordered Fermi-Hubbard model
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaTitle: Many-body localization in the disordered Fermi-Hubbard model Abstract: How isolated quantum systems reach thermal equilibrium is a long-standing question of continuing interest. The absence of equilibration in some systems […]
Dawn VII
Neville Scarf 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaEvery 2-3 years, the community of physicists working with ground-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors holds a discussion-based “Dawn” meeting to plan for the future of the field. This year the […]
Quantum Computing: Building Bridges Between Academia, Industry, and Government
In recent years, quantum computing has made continuous progress from improvements in scalability to advancements in error correction codes. This has motivated an increasing focus on exploring use cases and […]
Special Seminar: Solids with random stacking: the curious case of lithium
BRIM 311 2355 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAbstract: Close-packing of spheres is a problem with a long, beautiful history that spans centuries. To achieve maximal density, we must first arrange spheres into triangular layers and stack them. […]
Special Seminar: Wolf Widdra – Institute of Physics, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg: Laser-based double photoemission spectroscopy at surfaces
Abstract: With the recent progress in high-order harmonic generation (HHG) using femtosecond lasers, laboratory photoelectron spectroscopy with an ultrafast, widely tunable vacuum-ultraviolet light source has become available. Whereas HHG-based photoemission […]