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Fractional statistics in two-dimensions: Anyon there?

Smitha Vishveshwara University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

November 06, 2013

PIRSA:13110062

Mathematical Physics
General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 15

Achim Kempf University of Waterloo

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110000
A note on emergent classical behavior and approximations to decoherence functionals

Henrique Gomes University of Oxford

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110085

Quantum Physics
Z2 spin liquid in kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet

Yuan Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110086

Condensed Matter
From the symmetric group to giant gravitons in super Yang-Mills theory

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110084

High Energy Physics
Induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Supersymmetry

Jamison Galloway New York University (NYU)

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110050

High Energy Physics
Feedback-regulated star formation on galactic and cosmological scales

Claude-André Faucher-Giguère University of California, Berkeley

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110056

Astrophysics
Split Dirac Supersymmetry and a Higgsino LSP

November 01, 2013

PIRSA:13110052

High Energy Physics
General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 14

Achim Kempf University of Waterloo

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100010
A causal set action

Lisa Glaser University of Vienna

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100063

General Relativity & Quantum Cosmology
New lessons about hydrodynamics from gravity

Michal Heller Ghent University

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100064

General Relativity & Quantum Cosmology
Aspects of Modified Gravity

Jeremy Sakstein University of Pennsylvania

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100132

Astrophysics

Fractional statistics in two-dimensions: Anyon there?

Smitha Vishveshwara University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

November 06, 2013

PIRSA:13110062

Mathematical Physics

A fascinating aspect of the two dimensional world is the possible existence of anyons, particles which obey 'fractional' statistics different from fermionic and bosonic statistics. In this colloquium, following an introduction to fractional particles in the context of quantum Hall systems, some of the tantalizing experiments for detecting the fractional charge of these particles will be described. Probes of fractional statistics in these systems will be discussed, drawing from analogies with the bosonic behavior of light studied by Hanbury Brown and Twiss in the 1950's as well as in the more recent beam-splitter settings in quantum optics. Finally, the exciting prospect of detecting fractional statistics in the context of superconductors will be explored.
General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 15

Achim Kempf University of Waterloo

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110000
A note on emergent classical behavior and approximations to decoherence functionals

Henrique Gomes University of Oxford

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110085

Quantum Physics

Although it can only be argued to have become consequential in the study of quantum cosmology, the question ``Why do we observe a classical world? " has been one of the biggest preoccupations of quantum foundations. In the consistent histories formalism, the question is shifted to an analysis of the telltale sign of quantum mechanics: superposition of states. In the consistent histories formalism, histories of the system which ``decohere", i.e. fall out of superposition or have negligible interference can be subjected to a notion of classical probability. In this paper we use an extension of Kirchoff's diffraction formula for wave functions on configuration spaces to give a different analysis and an approximation of decoherence. The Kirchoff diffraction formula lies conveniently at the midway between path integrals, wave equations, and classical behavior. By using it, we formulate an approximate dampening of the amplitude of superposition of histories. The dampening acts on each middle element of the fine-grained history {c_\alpha}, and is a function of the angle formed between {c_{n-1},c_n} and {c_n,c_{n+1}}, as classical trajectories in configuration space. As an example we apply the formalism to a modified gravity theory in the ADM gravitational conformal superspace.
Z2 spin liquid in kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet

Yuan Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110086

Condensed Matter

A quantum spin liquid is a hypothesized ground state of a magnet without long-range magnetic order. Similar to a liquid, which is spatially uniform and strongly correlated, a quantum spin liquid preserves all the symmetries and exhibits strong correlations between spins. First proposed by P. W. Anderson in 1973, it has remained a conjecture until recently. In the past couple of years, numerical studies have provided strong evidences for quantum spin liquid in a simple model, the kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet. In this talk, I will describe a low-energy effective theory for this magnet in terms of a lattice gauge theory with the simplest possible mathematical structure (a group of two elements, namely Z2). I will show that the theory reproduces many characteristic features observed numerically, thereby providing a bridge between the numeircs and the analytics. Furthermore, I will present theoretical predictions which could be tested in future numerical studies.
From the symmetric group to giant gravitons in super Yang-Mills theory

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110084

High Energy Physics

In this talk we will discuss how giant gravitons and their open string interactions emerge from super Yang-Mills Theory. This is accomplished by diagonalizing the one loop dilatation operator on a class of operators with bare dimension of order N. From the result of this diagonalization, the Gauss Law governing the allowed open string excitations of giant gravitons is clearly visible. In addition, we show that this sector of the theory is integrable.
Induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Supersymmetry

Jamison Galloway New York University (NYU)

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110050

High Energy Physics

I'll discuss a class of supersymmetric models in which the physical Higgs mass is freed from the quartic coupling, thereby allowing for a 125 GeV Higgs state whose self-interaction can be much smaller than in the SM via a mechanism of 'induced EWSB'. This class of models provides a unique alternative to other realizations of natural SUSY, and the simplest realizations necessitate additional characteristic scalars below the TeV scale, thus altering phenomenological predictions for additional Higgses at the LHC.
Feedback-regulated star formation on galactic and cosmological scales

Claude-André Faucher-Giguère University of California, Berkeley

November 05, 2013

PIRSA:13110056

Astrophysics

A central problem in galaxy formation is to understand why star formation is so inefficient. Within individual galaxies, gas is converted into stars at a rate two orders of magnitude slower than unimpeded gravitational collapse predicts, a fact embodied in the low normalization of the observed Kennicutt-Schmidt (K-S) relationship between star formation rate surface density and gas surface density. Star formation in galaxies is also globally inefficient in the sense that the stellar mass in dark matter halos is a small fraction of the universal baryon fraction. I will show that these two facts can be explained by the self-regulation of star formation by feedback from massive stars. Within galaxies, stellar feedback drives turbulence that supports the interstellar medium against collapse and the K-S law is set by the low strength of gravity relative to stellar feedback. The energy input from the same stellar feedback processes drive powerful galactic outflows that remove most of the gas accreted from the intergalactic medium before it has time to turn into stars. Using cosmological hydrodynamical simulations from our FIRE project ("Feedback In Realistic Environments"), I will show that gas removal by star formation-driven galactic winds successfully explains the observed galaxy stellar mass function, at least for galaxies less massive than the Milky Way. Feedback from massive black holes may be required to explain the quenching of more massive galaxies. Motivated by recent observations, I will discuss the physics of galactic winds driven by active galactic nuclei.
Split Dirac Supersymmetry and a Higgsino LSP

November 01, 2013

PIRSA:13110052

High Energy Physics

TBA
General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 14

Achim Kempf University of Waterloo

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100010
A causal set action

Lisa Glaser University of Vienna

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100063

General Relativity & Quantum Cosmology

Causal set theory is discrete, fully covariant theory of quantum gravity. The discrete framework makes it necessary to reformulate continuum concepts. One of these concepts is that of a derivative operator. It is possible to define a derivative operator in causal sets that in the continuum limit agrees with the d'Alembertian for a scalar field. This operator can be used to define a causal set action, which enables Monte-Carlo simulations. In this seminar I will present this operator and action and then show some results of Monte-Carlo simulations in 2 dimensions.
New lessons about hydrodynamics from gravity

Michal Heller Ghent University

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100064

General Relativity & Quantum Cosmology

Hydrodynamics of relativistic plasmas received, within the last 10 years, a lot of attention. The reason for it, on one hand, is the quest for theoretical understanding of the quark-gluon plasma created in heavy ion collisions and, on the other, advances in holographic duality and black hole physics in anti-de Sitter spacetimes. I will describe recent progress in answering foundational issues in hydrodynamics of strongly coupled systems, i.e. questions about its applicability and the character of hydrodynamic gradient expansion, that was achieved with the use of numerical techniques in anti-de Sitter spacetimes in the strong gravity regime.
Aspects of Modified Gravity

Jeremy Sakstein University of Pennsylvania

October 31, 2013

PIRSA:13100132

Astrophysics

In this talk I will give an introduction to some of my research into modified gravity over the last three years. I will begin by describing my implementation of chameleon models into supersymmetry and discuss some of the new features and cosmology that arise in this formalism. I will then change direction and talk about my work using astrophysical effects as novel probes of modified gravity theories and present some new results on modified gravity stellar oscillation theory. I will end by discussing work in progress and the possible future constraints that could be placed.

Title	Date	Collection	Type	Info
Fractional statistics in two-dimensions: Anyon there?	2013‑11‑06	Colloquium	Scientific Series	View details
General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 15	2013‑11‑05	General Relativity for Cosmology - 2013	Course	View details
A note on emergent classical behavior and approximations to decoherence functionals	2013‑11‑05	Quantum Foundations	Scientific Series	View details
Z2 spin liquid in kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet	2013‑11‑05	Quantum Matter	Scientific Series	View details
From the symmetric group to giant gravitons in super Yang-Mills theory	2013‑11‑05	Quantum Fields and Strings	Scientific Series	View details
Induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Supersymmetry	2013‑11‑05	Particle Physics	Scientific Series	View details
Feedback-regulated star formation on galactic and cosmological scales	2013‑11‑05	Cosmology and Gravitation	Scientific Series	View details
Split Dirac Supersymmetry and a Higgsino LSP	2013‑11‑01	Particle Physics	Scientific Series	View details
General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 14	2013‑10‑31	General Relativity for Cosmology - 2013	Course	View details
A causal set action	2013‑10‑31	Quantum Gravity	Scientific Series	View details
New lessons about hydrodynamics from gravity	2013‑10‑31	Strong Gravity	Scientific Series	View details
Aspects of Modified Gravity	2013‑10‑31	Cosmology and Gravitation	Scientific Series	View details

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Fractional statistics in two-dimensions: Anyon there?

General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 15

A note on emergent classical behavior and approximations to decoherence functionals

Z2 spin liquid in kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet

From the symmetric group to giant gravitons in super Yang-Mills theory

Induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Supersymmetry

Feedback-regulated star formation on galactic and cosmological scales

Split Dirac Supersymmetry and a Higgsino LSP

General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 14

A causal set action

New lessons about hydrodynamics from gravity

Aspects of Modified Gravity

Fractional statistics in two-dimensions: Anyon there?

General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 15

A note on emergent classical behavior and approximations to decoherence functionals

Z2 spin liquid in kagome Heisenberg antiferromagnet

From the symmetric group to giant gravitons in super Yang-Mills theory

Induced Electroweak Symmetry Breaking and Supersymmetry

Feedback-regulated star formation on galactic and cosmological scales

Split Dirac Supersymmetry and a Higgsino LSP

General Relativity for Cosmology - Lecture 14

A causal set action

New lessons about hydrodynamics from gravity

Aspects of Modified Gravity