Emergent Gauge Fields in Quantum Condensed Matter
- Date
- Jun 8, 2026
- Time
- 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
- Speaker
- Prof Steven Kivelson
- Affiliation
- Stanford University
- Series
- MPI-PKS Kolloquium
- Language
- en
- Main Topic
- Physik
- Other Topics
- Physik
- Description
- It has long been understood that the exact (“fundamental”) gauge symmetry of the electromagnetic fields plays an important role in the theory of quantum materials. What has come into focus more recently is that there exist essential properties of quantum phases of matter that are best understood in terms of an effective field theory with emergent gauge fields, rather than (or in addition to) in terms of broken symmetries. Here, gauge invariance is not a symmetry of the microscopic problem but is rather an efficient representation of the low energy physics. As time permits, I will discuss recent theoretical results that suggest that exotic “resonating valence-bond” fluids, describable by emergent gauge theories, might exist in a much broader range of experimentally accessible platforms than has been previously appreciated.
Last modified: Mar 31, 2026, 7:37:31 AM
Location
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer SystemeNöthnitzer Straße3801187Dresden
- Phone
- + 49 (0)351 871 0
- MPI-PKS
- Homepage
- http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
Organizer
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer SystemeNöthnitzer Straße3801187Dresden
- Phone
- + 49 (0)351 871 0
- MPI-PKS
- Homepage
- http://www.mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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