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Field Theory Description of Topological States of Matter

Andrea Cappelli · CERN

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I introduce the topological states of matter, starting from the example of the quantum Hall effect. Then I discuss the massless edge states and their field theory description. Finally, I compare the ten-fold classification of non-interacting states with the characterization in terms of field theory anomalies..

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  1. Field Theory Description of Topological States of Matter 2016-03-08 · 1 h 4 min · CERN's player

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CERN
Department
TH String Theory Seminar
Speaker
Andrea Cappelli
Year
2016
Language
English
Source
CERN
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