Theoretical and Mathematical Physicist
I am a theoretical and mathematical physicist specializing in quantum topological phases of matter. I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the MathQuantum group at the University of Maryland.
Current areas of Interest
Quantum topological order, mixed state topological order, categorical symmetry, chiral topological order, algebraic quantum field theory, operator algebra, higher fusion category theory, exactly solvable models, quantum error correction, quantum information decoherence, symmetry breaking in topological order, higher dimensional topological order.
Highlighted topics and publications
How do we compute category theoretic data in microscopic models of topological order?
Are the charges and fluxes of the Levin-Wen model really gauge theoretic charges and fluxes? What replaces the gauge group?
How do we rigorously examine the emergent excitations in infinite quantum systems?
How does one characterize the boundary of a Walker-Wang model?
Please contact me at kawagoe [at] umd.edu with any questions or if you are interested in collaborating.