This proseminar is supervised by Gianni Blatter and spans over a
broad range of topics in condensed matter theory related to the
physics of topological insulators and superconductors.
The topics covered in this proseminar as well as detailed descriptions
thereof are provided the document linked below.
Topological Insulators / Superconductors - General Overview [.pdf]
Date | Speaker | Topic | Remarks |
17.02.2014 | Evert van Nieuwenburg | Numerical Methods I |
Bring along a laptop with a working Python distribution; A free academic version can be found under: www.enthought.com/products/canopy/academic/ |
24.02.2014 | Evert van Nieuwenburg | Numerical Methods II | |
03.03.2014 |
Roland Meier |
Band Structures |
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10.03.2014 |
Patrick Haughian / Ludovic Scyboz |
Quantum Hall I |
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17.03.2014 |
Patrick Haughian / Ludovic Scyboz |
Quantum Hall II |
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24.03.2014 |
Marlon Azinovic / Tobias Wolf |
Graphene I |
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31.03.2014 | Marlon Azinovic / Tobias Wolf |
Graphene II |
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07.04.2014 |
Erik Cheah / Johan Andberger |
Topological Insulators I |
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14.04.2014 | Erik Cheah / Johan Andberger |
Topological Insulators II |
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05.05.2014 |
Florian Johne |
Topological field theory |
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12.05.2014 |
Poalo Molignini / Lennart Schmidt |
Topological Superconductors I |
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19.05.2014 | Poalo Molignini / Lennart Schmidt |
Topological Superconductors II |
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26.05.2014 | Stefan Huber | Classification of topological insulators and superconductors |
The student prepares a presentation of around, but not more than,
one hour duration, on a specific topic assigned in advance. A tutor
from the Institute of Theoretical Physics will provide literature and
give a feedback on the student's progress. Students keep the tutor
informed about their work in weekly meetings, starting (at least) 6
weeks before the date of the final presentation.