Harvard Condensed Matter Theory Kid's Seminars

See also, the Condensed Matter Theory Seminar web page.

Unless noted otherwise, seminars are held at 12:00 on Tuesdays in Lyman 425.

Travel Directions to the Harvard Physics Department.

Fall 2006

September 26, Jefferson 453 (Note special location)

Gordon Ritter, Harvard University

The Rigorous Approach to Gauge Theory in Four Dimensions: Open Problems

October 3, Jefferson 453 (Note special location)

Darrick Chang, Harvard University

Quantum and nonlinear optics using surface plasmons

October 10

Predrag Nikolic, Harvard University

Mutual influence of vortices and quasiparticles in d-wave superconductors

October 17

Kevin Beach, Boston University

Valence bond worm and projector algorithms

October 24

Marcus Roper, Harvard University

Growing drag-minimising shapes

October 31

Lily Childress, Harvard University

Coherent dynamics of coupled electron and nuclear spin qubits in diamond

November 7

Mark Rudner, MIT

Self-Polarization and Cooling of Spins in Quantum Dots

November 14

Maria Kandyla, Harvard University

Femtosecond dynamics of the laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition in aluminum

November 21

Jason Alicea, UCSB

Order-by-disorder and "spiral spin liquid" physics in frustrated diamond lattice antiferromagnets

November 28

Silas Alben, Harvard University

Fin ray design and use in fish swimming

December 5

Kendra Burbank, Harvard University

Constructing the Mitotic Spindle

December 12

Dmitri Abanin, MIT

Unusual Quantum Hall Ferromagnetism in Graphene

December 19

Yuichi Nakamura, University of Tokyo

Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics of strongly correlated systems