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Session CIII
Topological Aspects of Condensed Matter Physics
August 4 - 29, 2014
Scientific Direction:
Claudio Chamon
Mark-Oliver Goerbig
Roderich Moessner
Department of Physics, Boston University, Boston, United States of America
Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, CNRS, Université Paris Sud, Orsay, France
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany
Basic Courses:
B. Andrei Bernevig (Princeton University)
John Chalker (University of Oxford)
Leonid Levitov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Joel Moore (University of California, Berkeley)
Topological insulators and superconductors – from theory to materials
Spin liquids and frustrated magnetism
Introduction to Dirac fermions and graphene
Berry phases, topological invariants, and topological band theory
Advanced Courses:
David Carpentier (CNRS, ENS, Lyon)
Claudio Castelnovo (University of Cambridge)
Benoît Douçot (CNRS, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris)
Christopher Mudry (Paul-Scherrer-Institut, Villigen)
Antti Niemi (Uppsala University)
Nicolas Regnault (CNRS, ENS, Paris)
Ady Stern (Weizman Institute, Rehovot)
Ashvin Vishwanath (University of California, Berkeley)
Xiao-Gang Wen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Transport on surfaces of topological matter
Kinetically constrained models
Topological excitations in topological phases
Flat-band topological insulators
Topology in polymers and biomolecules
Numerical techniques for topological matter
Perspectives in the fractional quantum Hall effect
Symmetry and topological order
Perspectives in topological quantum matter
Short Courses:
Further seminars will complement the above classes and will be announced on the website of the school.
Scientific Program:
The last decade has witnessed a constant increase in the importance of topological concepts in condensed-matter physics. Beyond their
elaboration in the framework of understanding the quantum Hall effect, known since the 1980s, these concepts are now currently used in the
description of novel systems, such as graphene and topological insulators. This has broadened our view on the underlying theoretical concepts,
such as topological field theory, topological invariants or the Dirac equation, which have experienced considerable application generalisations, as
a consequence of the accessibility of a large variety of experimental systems, not last due to progress in nano-technology, the study of complex
materials and of cold atomic systems. On the mathematical side, the condensed-matter physicist's toolbox has been enlarged, e.g. by the addition
of generalised co-homology theory, K-theory, which find their application in the classification of novel phases of matter.
Registration:
Applications must reach the School before March 15, 2014 in order to be considered by the selection committee. The full cost per participant,
including housing, meals and the book of lecture notes, is 1500 €. Support has been requested at various funding agencies, and depending on
their response we hope to be able to lower the participants' expenses. All informations and application form can be found directly on
Les Houches website: http://houches.ujf-grenoble.fr/. A website specially dedicated to the announced session on topological matter is still
under construction and will be communicated at a later stage.
One can also contact the School at
ECOLE D'ETE DE PHYSIQUE THEORIQUE
La Côte des Chavants
74310 LES HOUCHES, France
Director: Leticia Cugliandolo
Phone: +33 4 50 54 40 69 – Fax: +33 4 50 55 53 25
Email: [email protected]
Les Houches is a village located in Chamonix valley, in the French Alps. Established in 1951, the Physics School is situated at 1150 m above sea
level in natural surroundings, with breathtaking view on the Mont-Blanc range. A quiet place, ideal for intellectual activity.
Les Houches Physics School is affiliated with Université Joseph Fourier and Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, and is supported by the
Ministère de l'Education Nationale et de la Recherche, the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Direction des Sciences de la
Matière du Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA/DSM).