A minimalist's approach to the physics of emergence
Organizer
Speaker
Liujun Zou
Time
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Venue
1129B
Online
Zoom 537 192 5549
(BIMSA)
Abstract
One of the central themes of quantum many-body physics and quantum field theory is the emergence of universality classes. In general, it is highly complex to determine which universality class emerges in a quantum many-body system based on its microscopic properties. In this talk, I will argue that the perspective of quantum anomaly provides powerful insights into the understanding of the landscape of universality classes that can emerge in a quantum matter, and I will present some interesting applications. Along the way, we will discuss the notion of entanglement-enabled symmetry-breaking orders, non-Lagrangian quantum criticality, quantum spin liquids beyond the usual parton description, etc.