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PIRSA:14090002

Short-Range Entangled Phases and Topology

APA

Kapustin, A. (2014). Short-Range Entangled Phases and Topology. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/14090002

Anton Kapustin California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of Physics Mathematics & Astronomy

Talk numberPIRSA:14090002
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Talk Type Scientific Series

Abstract

Recently a new and rather unexpected connection between condensed matter physics and algebraic topology has been noted. Namely, it appears that phases of matter with an energy gap, no long-range entanglement, and fixed symmetry can be classified using cobordism theory. I will exhibit several examples of this connection and describe a possible explanation.