High Energy Theory Seminar

Symmetry Enriched Emergent U(1) Gauge Theories

Phases of quantum many particle systems can have low energy effective field theoretic descriptions in terms of gauge theories in their deconfined phase.
Such emergent gauge theories play a central role in modern theoretical work in condensed matter physics. In the presence of global symmetry many such phases - with the same emergent gauge structure - can be sharply distinguished. I will describe some of our work elaborating this in the specific context of free U(1) gauge theory in 3+1 space-time dimensions in the presence of time reversal and SO(3) global symmetries.

Date & Time

November 14, 2016 | 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Location

Bloomberg Lecture Hall

Speakers

Senthil Todadri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Affiliation

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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