Introduction
Quantum criticality and topological phases transitions are currently fascinating subjects in the frontier of condensed matter physics research. It is well known that the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was awarded to David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz "for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter." As one of our confirmed keynote speakers, F. Duncan M. Haldane made pioneer contribution in developing the concept of topological phases. In the past decade, fruitful results have been achieved in the field of quantum criticality and topological phase transitions. For example, the novel mechanics of high temperature superconductivity has been attributed to the emergence of deconfinement quantum critical point(DQCP) in hole doped material. Such kinds of DQCP was also predicted in other frustrated magnets systems and was observed by large scale quantum Monte Carlo simulations. Very recently, some new hidden duality relations and quantum anomalies have been proposed to describe a large class of DQCP systems. Moreover, it has been further conjectured that the emergence of DQCP might be a universal feature of topological phase transitions.
In this course, we plan to cover the most up to date development for the following research areas：
(a) Deconfinement quantum critical point.
(b) Hidden duality relations and quantum anomaly in critical systems.
(c) Topological phase transitions in Hermitian and non-Hermitian systems.
(d) Experimental evidences for topological quantum phase transition.
Date
December 18-20, 2023
Venue
Room L1, Science Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
Lecturers
Prof. Matthew Fisher, UC Santa Barbara, USA [Notes: Talk 1 | Talk 2] [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Prof. Duncan Haldane, Princeton University, USA [Notes] [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Prof. Michael Levin, University of Chicago, USA [Notes: Talk 1 | Talk 2] [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Prof. Senthil Todadri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Prof. Xiao-Gang Wen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Prof. Tao Xiang, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China [Notes] [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Prof. Fei Zhou, The University of British Columbia, Canada [Notes: Talk 1 | Talk 2] [Video: Talk 1 | Talk 2 ]
Course Director
Zhengcheng Gu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Organizing Committee
Zhengcheng Gu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chenjie Wang, The University of Hong Kong, USA
Xiaogang Wen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Registration
Registration is for professors and postdocs only and free of charge, students may attend the lectures without registration.
Sponsor
For Enquiries
Please contact Ms. P. Y. Ho at pyho@phy.cuhk.edu.hk.
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