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Some Exact Results for Conformal Field Theories in d>2
Zohar Komargodski Stony Brook University
PIRSA:14050137Phenomenology of charge order in underdoped cuprates
Andrea Allais Harvard University
PIRSA:14050147Effective field theory of two-dimensional nonrelativistic chiral superfluid
Sergej Moroz University of Washington
PIRSA:14050101Visualizing Quantum Matter
PIRSA:14050100Quantum Magnetic Phenomena: From QCD to Dirac semimetals
Igor Shovkovy Western Illinois University
PIRSA:14050099Sudakov Form Factor and Von-Hove Singularities
Ira Rothstein Carnegie Mellon University
PIRSA:14050096Wilsonian and Large N Approaches to Non-Fermi Liquids
Liam Fitzpatrick Boston University
PIRSA:14050095Cosmological Dynamics of Space As a Quantum Gravity Condensate
Steffen Gielen University of Sheffield
PIRSA:14050135
Quantum Turbulence
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Carlo Barenghi Newcastle University
PIRSA:14050104This hour will be devoted to a description of quantum turbulence,that is turbulence in superfluids. The first talk (~20 minutes) will be given by Russell Donnelly. He will describe briefly the problem of classical turbulence and how turbulence in superfluids is different. The second talk will be given by Carlo Barenghi who will discuss progress in the simulation of quantum turbulence which is capable of suggesting insights so far inaccessible to experiment.From scale invariance to Lorentz symmetry
Sergey Sibiryakov McMaster University
PIRSA:14050136I will discuss the enhancement of space-time symmetries to Lorentz (rotation) invariance at the renormalization group fixed points of non-relativistic (anisotropic) field theories. Upon describing examples from the condensed matter physics, I will review the general argument for the stability of the infrared fixed points with the enhanced symmetry. Then I will focus on unitary field theories in (1+1) space-time dimensions which are invariant under translations, isotropic scale transformations and satisfy the requirement that the velocity of signal propagation is bounded from above. No a priori Lorentz invariance will be assumed. Still, I will prove that above properties are sufficient to ensure the existence of an infinite dimensional symmetry given by one or a product of several copies of conformal algebra. In particular, this implies presence of one or several Lorentz groups acting on the operator algebra of the theory. I will conclude by discussing the challenges in extending this result to higher space-time dimensions.Some Exact Results for Conformal Field Theories in d>2
Zohar Komargodski Stony Brook University
PIRSA:14050137Phenomenology of charge order in underdoped cuprates
Andrea Allais Harvard University
PIRSA:14050147In the past few years substantial evidence has been collected that points to coexistence of charge correlations with long range superconductivity in underdoped cuprate superconductors. In this talk I will review some of this evidence, then show that a charge density wave with precisely the same signatures is a natural instability of an antiferromagnetic metal, and finally derive some phenomenological consequences, with special focus on quantum oscillation experiments.Universal incoherent metallic transport
Sean Hartnoll Stanford University
PIRSA:14050102In an incoherent metal, transport is controlled by the collective diffusion of energy and charge rather than by quasiparticle or momentum relaxation. We explore the possibility of a universal bound D \gtrsim \hbar v_F^2 /(k_B T) on the underlying diffusion constants in an incoherent metal. Such a bound is loosely motivated by results from holographic duality, the uncertainty principle and from measurements of diffusion in strongly interacting non-metallic systems. Metals close to saturating this bound are shown to have a linear in temperature resistivity with an underlying dissipative timescale matching that recently deduced from experimental data on a wide range of metals. The phenomenology of universal incoherent transport is found to reproduce various further observations in strongly correlated metals, and motivates direct probes of diffusive processes and measurements of charge susceptibilities. We suggest that this bound may be responsible for the ubiquitous appearance of high temperature regimes in metals with T-linear resistivity.Effective field theory of two-dimensional nonrelativistic chiral superfluid
Sergej Moroz University of Washington
PIRSA:14050101Due to the current search of Majorana fermions, the physics of two-dimensional identical fermions with short-range p-wave interactions is of considerable interest. My talk will be about the effective theory of a chiral p+ip fermionic superfluid at zero temperature. This theory naturally incorporates the parity and time reversal violating effects such as the Hall viscosity and the edge current. I will present some applications of this theory such as the linear response to external electromagnetic and gravitational fields and the density profile of an isolated vortex. Finally, the dual gauge reformulation of this theory will be presented.Visualizing Quantum Matter
PIRSA:14050100Recently developed techniques allow imaging of electronic quantum matter directly at the atomic scale. I will introduce the basic principles and describe the set of observables available from these techniques. As examples, I will survey visualization of exotic forms of electronic quantum matter including heavy fermions, quantum critical electrons, topological surface states, electronic liquid crystals, and high temperature superconductors.Quantum Magnetic Phenomena: From QCD to Dirac semimetals
Igor Shovkovy Western Illinois University
PIRSA:14050099Studies of relativistic matter in strong magnetic fields attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Such studies are primarily motivated by the phenomenology of compact stars, the evolution of the Early Universe, and the physics of relativistic heavy ion collisions. Additionally, the outcomes of such research result in deeper understanding of a large class of novel condensed matter materials (e.g., graphene and Dirac semimetals. I will review recent surprises, ideas, and the progress made in understanding physical properties of relativistic matter in strong magnetic fields.Einstein's equations from qubits
Brian Swingle Brandeis University
PIRSA:14050098I will outline a path by which a semi-classical geometry obeying Einstein's equations emerges holographically from elementary quantum mechanical objects undergoing local dynamics. The key idea is that entanglement between the quantum degrees of freedom leads to the emergence of a dynamical geometry, that entanglement is the fabric of spacetime. Furthermore, although important technical challenges remain, I will argue that the conceptual ideas are in place. The core of the talk will be two new results that are crucial to this program, one establishing a new representation of entanglement in RG tensor networks and the other showing that the equivalence principle is encoded in the universality of entanglement.Sudakov Form Factor and Von-Hove Singularities
Ira Rothstein Carnegie Mellon University
PIRSA:14050096In this talk I will discuss the analogies between high energy scattering of nucleons and Fermi Liquid theory. In particular I will elucidate the relation between the rapidity renormalization group utilized in such observables as transverse momentum distribution and the effect of Von-Hove singularities on the low energy properties of metals.Wilsonian and Large N Approaches to Non-Fermi Liquids
Liam Fitzpatrick Boston University
PIRSA:14050095We study the problem of metals near a quantum critical point using a local Wilsonian effective field theory of Fermi surface fermions coupled to massless boson (i.e. order parameter) fields, in particular in a large N limit where the boson is matrix-valued. We focus on regions of parameter space where the boson dresses the fermions into a non-Fermi liquid while the bosons are approximately controlled by the Wilson-Fisher fixed point.Cosmological Dynamics of Space As a Quantum Gravity Condensate
Steffen Gielen University of Sheffield
PIRSA:14050135