Quant-ph 20191202 Emergent collective phenomena in many-body systems

by Ipsita Mandal (niversity of Stavanger, Norway)

Monday 2 Dec 2019, 10:00 → 11:00 Asia/Shanghai

TDLI Meeting Room 200 (East Wing of Yue-kong Pao Library，包玉刚图书馆东楼)

Abstract

Condensed matter physics is the physics of solids and liquids (condensed phases of matter). It is the study of the complex behaviour of a large number of interacting particles such that their collective behaviour gives rise to emergent properties. In this talk,we will discuss some interesting quantum condensed matter systems with their intriguing emergent phenomena arising from complexity. We will revisit the Landau paradigm of Fermi liquid theory and hence understand the properties of the non-Fermi liquid systems which cannot be described within the Landau framework. As specific examples, we will focus on Ising-nematic and FFLO quantum critical points.

Biography

Current Position: Associate Professor at The University of Stavanger, Norway

Research Interests:

I am a theoretical physicist, mainly interested in quantum condensed matter with a focus on strongly correlated electron systems. My research topics include unconventional superconductivity, non-Fermi liquids (strange metals), quantum spin liquids, layered heterostructures, Majorana quasiparticles, and hydrodynamics of electron fluids. 

Work experience:

• Jan, 2018 -- July, 2019: Visiting Scientist (LASSP), Cornell University
• Oct, 2017--Jan, 2018: Guest Scientist, Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
• Dec, 2016 -- Sep, 2017: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Sep, 2016 -- Dec, 2016: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, University of Basel.
• Dec, 2014 -- Aug, 2016: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.
• Sep, 2011 -- Aug, 2014: Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee, University of California Los Angeles.

Division

Condensed Matter