Welcome to the Selected topics in condensed matter physics - Proseminar
Ad astra per aspera.

General info and course description

The course teaches to read and present research papers by "learning by doing". Tasks:
1) Select a paper in topological condensed matter physics with at least 1000 citations and present it in class.
2) Listen to the talks of the others and answer a question given to you by the speaker before the start of the talk.
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Suggestions for papers

• Haldane 1988: Model for a Quantum Hall Effect without Landau Levels: Condensed-Matter Realization of the "Parity Anomaly"
• Haldane 1983: Continuum dynamics of the 1-D Heisenberg antiferromagnet: Identification with the O (3) nonlinear sigma model
• Kitaev 2009: Unpaired Majorana fermions in quantum wires
• Kitaev 2006: Anyons in an exactly solved model and beyond
• Kosterlitz Thouless 1973: Ordering, metastability and phase transitions in two-dimensional systems
  (or Berezinskii, V. L. 1971: Destruction of Long-range Order in One-dimensional and Two-dimensional Systems having a Continuous Symmetry Group I. Classical Systems)

Order of talks

• Nov 25, Tim, "Interlayer and interfacial DM interactions in 3layered systems, first principle calucations", 10:30 ! (Jungiusstr. seminar room 11a, voluntary participation)
• Dec 2, "Synopsis of Machida Shibata physics", Giannis
• Dec 9, Julian, "towards YSR twisted bilayer systems"
• Dec 16, Anshuman, "Adiabatic processes in spin chains" (does not mind to be shifted)
• Jan 13, Felix, "Classification of product eigenstates" (does not mind shift)
• Jan 20, Martin, "Magnon condensation of spin helices" (does not mind shift)
• Jan 27 or Feb 4, student I, student II & III

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