Topological phases of matter have been at the forefront of research in condensed matter physics for the last 15-20 years. The low energy dynamics of these phases is governed by non-trivial topology, manifest in measurable observables, and having major consequences on the field of quantum Hall effect. The common feature of these systems is that the bulk has a charge gap and transport is mainly through edge or surface states. In recent times, besides the excitement about the new topological phases such as time-reversal invariant topological insulators and topological superconductors, there are many new and unexplained phenomena pertaining to quantum Hall phases (integer and fractional), graphene phases and more, and a workshop focussing on these phenomena will be very useful and timely.In particular, this workshop will focus on recent work (mainly theoretical, but with some input from experimentalists) in the area of transport and edge dynamics at the boundaries of two dimensional system...
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