# Field Theory Description of Topological States of Matter

- Institution: CERN
- Department: TH String Theory Seminar
- Speaker: Andrea Cappelli
- Year: 2016
- Language: English
- Source: [CERN](https://videos.cern.ch/record/3003875)
- Licence: [CERN](http://copyright.web.cern.ch)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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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## Lectures

1. [Field Theory Description of Topological States of Matter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/cern/3003875/bf4629574530), 1 h 4 min (CERN's player)