Teaching
Current course(s)
PHY392T - Special topics: Topological phases of matter (Fall 2019)
PHY392T - Special topics: Topological phases of matter (Fall 2019)
Topics:
Abelian & Non-Abelian topological order, anyons, topological quantum computing
Symmetry protected topological phases (topological insulators)
Quantum information perspectives (entanglement structure)
Topological materials and experimental progress
Past courses
PHY392T - Special topics: Non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory (Fall 2017)
PHY392T - Special topics: Non-perturbative methods in quantum field theory (Fall 2017)
Topics:
Spontaneous symmetry breaking
Particle-vortex duality
Quantum phase transitions, universality, and renormalization group
Gauge theories and confinement
Topological field theory, Chern-Simons theory
PHY362K - Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (Spring 2016)
PHY362K - Quantum Mechanics II: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (Spring 2016)
Topics:
Multi-electron atoms
Perturbation theory and scattering
Quantum mechanics of charged particles, scalar-fields, and electromagnetic fields