Localization: Moving beyond Statistical Mechanics
- Date
- Jul 24, 2017
- Time
- 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- Speaker
- Christopher Laumann
- Affiliation
- Boston University
- Language
- en
- Main Topic
- Physik
- Other Topics
- Physik
- Description
- The central assumption of statistical mechanics is that interactions between particles establish local equilibrium. Isolated quantum systems, however, need not equilibrate; this happens, for example, when sufficient quenched disorder causes localization. The many-body localized (MBL) phase transports neither heat nor charge; may possess orders disallowed in equilibrium; and, may exhibit quantum coherence even when highly excited. In this talk, I will review the emerging understanding of how quantum localization can lead to new quantum phenomena even in highly excited states. I will give some theoretical intuition about how this might be used to build a better quantum computer and also review some of the latest experiments investigating localization.
Last modified: Jul 24, 2017, 9:53:32 AM
Location
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme (Seminarroom 1+2+3)Nöthnitzer Straße3801187Dresden
- Phone
- + 49 (0)351 871 0
- MPI-PKS
- Homepage
- http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
Organizer
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer SystemeNöthnitzer Straße3801187Dresden
- Phone
- + 49 (0)351 871 0
- MPI-PKS
- Homepage
- http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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