Speaker: Falko Pientka (Max Planck, Dresden) Title: Topological superconductivity in conventional Josephson junctions Time: Thursday 2 May 2019, 11.00 am Abstract: Experimental studies of superconductors in low-dimensions and with interesting spin structure have become possible by engineering mesoscopic… Read More

Title: Topology of quantum systems out of equilibrium Speaker: Max McGinley (University of Cambridge) Abstract: Topological phases of matter have attracted a huge amount of interest in recent years, thanks largely to the discovery of topological insulators in… Read More

Title: Gauge ambiguities imply Jaynes-Cummings physics remains valid in ultrastrong coupling QED Speaker: Dr. Adam Stokes (University of Manchester) Abstract: In quantum electrodynamics (QED) each choice of gauge provides different physical definitions of light and matter as quantum… Read More

Title: Heat transfer from topologically protected dynamics of Majorana zero modes Speaker: Dr. Alessandro Romito (Lancaster University) Abstract:Quantum systems can have degenerate ground states protected against local fluctuations with exponential accuracy in the system size due to topology… Read More

Title: “Localization Counteracts Decoherence in Noisy Floquet Topological Chains” Speaker: Maresa Rieder (formerly Weizmann Institute) Abstract: The topological phases of periodically driven, or Floquet systems, rely on a perfectly periodic modulation of system parameters in time. Even the… Read More