Aperiodic and amorphous topological phases
- Date
- May 12 (Wed) at 17:00 - 18:15, 2021 (JST)
- Speaker
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- Christopher Bourne (Visiting Scientist, iTHEMS / Assistant Professor, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University)
- Venue
- via Zoom
- Language
- English
Key features of topological insulators and superconductors such as stable edge modes have been found in an increasingly broad class of materials and systems. In this talk, I will introduce a mathematical framework to study Hamiltonians and topological phases on a general class of (aperiodic/random) point atterns. Using techniques from noncommutative geometry, we then show how bulk topological invariants and the bulk-boundary correspondence can be rigorously established in such generic systems.
This is based on joint work with Emil Prodan and Bram Mesland.
*Detailed information about the seminar refer to the email.