BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:researchseminars.org CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:researchseminars.org BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Steven Rayan DTSTART:20210316T190000Z DTEND:20210316T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260404T143402Z UID:GLU/4 DESCRIPTION:Title: Geometry from quantum matter and quantum matter from geometry\nby S teven Rayan as part of Geometry Labs United Seminar\n\n\nAbstract\nGeometr y is inseparable from the visual world. We have come to understand\, howev er\, that nature leverages geometry at other length scales. In particular\ , the last decade has seen the dawn of a new age of “quantum matter” i n which topology and geometry play a key role at microscopic scales. A goo d understanding of how geometry manifests here leads to the potential for new materials and physical systems that leverage more exotic geometries. T his is not only an opportunity for pure mathematicians to interact with ph ysics in new ways\, but also to reconsider how we engineer and print mater ials at nanoscales. As these research directions take shape\, there are in creasingly many opportunities for research contributions by students. I wi ll describe the ideas at play and how researchers and students in the quan TA Lab in the west of Canada are putting these ideas in motion.\n LOCATION:https://stable.researchseminars.org/talk/GLU/4/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR