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DESCRIPTION:Bethe Public Lecture by Charles Kane\nChristopher H. Browne Dis
 tinguished Professor of Physics\nUniversity of Pennsylvania\n\nTitle:  The 
 Emergence of Topological Quantum Matter\n\nHost:  Chao-Ming Jian\n\nAbstrac
 t:  Matter can arrange itself in the most ingenious ways.   In addition to 
 the solid\, liquid and gas phases that are familiar in classical physics\, 
 electronic phases of matter with both useful and exotic properties are made
  possible by quantum mechanics.  In the last century\, the thorough underst
 anding of the simplest quantum electronic phase - the electrical insulator 
 - enabled the development of the semiconductor technology that is ubiquitou
 s in today's information age.   In the present century\, new "topological" 
 electronic phases are being discovered that allow the seemingly impossible 
 to occur:  indivisible objects\, like an electron or a quantum bit of infor
 mation\, can be split into two\, allowing mysterious features of quantum me
 chanics to be harnessed for future technologies.  Our understanding of topo
 logical phases builds on deep ideas in mathematics.   We will try to convey
  that they are as beautiful as they are fundamental.
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LOCATION:Rockefeller Hall\, Schwartz Auditorium
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SUMMARY:Fall 2022 Bethe Lecture Series-Public Lecture
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URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/fall_2022_bethe_lecture_series-cornell
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