De Sitter Lecture Series in Theoretical Physics 2009/ 16 Nov - 20 Nov.

 

De Sitter Lecture Series in Theoretical Physics 2009
Centre for Theoretical Physics at RuG

Speaker: Prof. Subir Sachdev
Address: Harvard University, USA

 

Program

• Monday, November 16, 13:00, Donald Smit zaal
  “Introduction to quantum phase transitions: quantum spin systems and relativistic field theories”
•  Tuesday, November 17, 15:00, Bernoulliborg
  “Quantum phase transitions in metals”
• Thursday, November 19, 12:00, Bernoulliborg
  “The AdS/CFT correspondence: quantum criticality at strong coupling”
• Friday, November 20, 13:30, Bernoulliborg
  “The cuprate high temperature superconductors: competing orders and quantum criticality”

Public Lecture

• Wednesday, November 18, 19:00
  Aula Academiegebouw, Broerstraat 5, Groningen
  “Unexpected connections in physics: from superconductors to black holes”

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