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Prof. Igor Boettcher (University of Alberta)19/06/2026, 11:15Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
We derive exact critical-temperature bounds for the classical ferromagnetic Ising model on two-dimensional periodic tessellations of the plane. For any such tessellation or lattice, the critical temperature is bounded from a above by a universal number that is solely determined by the largest coordination number on the lattice. Crucially, these bounds are tight in some cases such as the...
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Prof. Kirill Samokhin (Brock University)19/06/2026, 11:35Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
I will review several recent developments in the GL theory of superconductors and fermionic superfluids. In superconductors without inversion symmetry, first-order gradient terms known as the Lifshitz invariants appear in the GL functional in the presence of a magnetic field or even without any field, leading to a variety of novel nonuniform stable states. In multiband superconductors, the...
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Alexander Hickey (University of Alberta)19/06/2026, 11:55Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
Infrared singularities of gapless Goldstone modes preclude magnetic long-range order at finite temperature in conventional two-dimensional systems. We show that this obstruction is avoided on lattices in negatively curved space by considering the spin-$S$ Heisenberg model on regular tilings of the hyperbolic plane. Using spin wave theory, we find that the global symmetry mode is separated from...
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Ilya Iakoub (Université de Montréal)19/06/2026, 12:15Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
The concept of bulk-boundary correspondence is essentially that the existence of edge states in topological insulators can be predicted from topological invariants of the bulk. The existing proofs of bulk-boundary correspondence in one dimension are usually not very physically insightful and rely on very involved mathematics. We provide a novel formulation of bulk-boundary correspondence for...
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Rahul Nivash20/06/2026, 11:151Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
Experimental data demonstrates that continuous-wave (CW) theories of non-linear optics do not accurately model the optical turbulence (chaos) arising from delayed discrete feedback in nonlinear optical ring cavities (Ikeda, 1979). To accurately predict this onset of optical turbulence within a ring cavity, this study implements a high-performance computational architecture simulating the...
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Kylian Lionnet20/06/2026, 11:35Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
Recent advances in topological condensed matter physics have highlighted the importance of simple one-dimensional lattice models as building blocks for understanding more complex quantum systems. In particular, the Su–Schrieffer–Heeger (SSH) model has become a paradigmatic example of how topology controls the existence and robustness of eigenstates in low-dimensional systems. However, when the...
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Ion Garate20/06/2026, 11:55Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
Electrostatic control is central to the operation of semiconductor
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junctions, but its interplay with band topology remains largely
unexplored. We investigate lateral junctions between two-dimensional
insulating phases with different Chern numbers in a perpendicular
magnetic field. From the electrostatic point of view, the spectral asymmetry of the Chern insulator acts as an intrinsic... -
Sourav Biswas (University of Alberta)20/06/2026, 12:15Condensed Matter TheoryContributed Talk
The platforms hosting synthetic quantum matter are known to exhibit a plethora of exotic many-body phenomena. The possibility of engineering different types of interactions and couplings has attracted significant attention, enabling the exploration of a variety of strongly correlated phases that are otherwise difficult to investigate. We are particularly interested in the nuances of...
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