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Departmental Colloquium
From string theory to quantum dot experiments Prof. Ian Affleck
University of British Columbia | Time | |
Wed. October 17, 2007  3:30 PM Stirling A |
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| Abstract | |
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Part of the string theory revolution of the 1980s was the
development of conformal field theory. While its applicability as a theory
of everything is still unclear, it led to solutions of models of
conduction electrons interacting with magnetic impurities that predict
remarkable behaviour. A gated semi-conductor device was recently tailored
to finally provide an indisputable experimental realization of this
theory. I will give a non-technical review of both theory and experiments. |
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| Refreshments will be available at 3:15. |
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