Conveners
T2-2 Condensed Matter Theory (DCMMP-DTP) / Théorie de la matière condensée (DPMCM-DPT)
- Joseph Maciejko (University of Alberta)
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Jesko Sirker (U Manitoba)16/06/2015, 13:45Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invitéDisorder in a non-interacting quantum system can lead to Anderson localization where single-particle wave functions become localized in some region of space. Recently, the study of interaction effects in systems which do exhibit Anderson localization has attracted renewed interest. In my talk I will present recent theorerical progress in understanding localization in many-body systems. I...Go to contribution page
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Mr Pranai Vasudev (University of Toronto)16/06/2015, 14:15Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)While normally quantum mechanical effects are observable at cryogenic temperatures and at very small length scales, our work brings these quantum phenomena to the macroscopic length scale and to room temperature. Our work focuses on the possibility of room-temperature thermal equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of quantum well exciton-polaritons in micrometer scale cavities...Go to contribution page
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Dr Ralf Meyer (Laurentian University)16/06/2015, 14:30Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)Nanostructed materials make it possible to tailor the vibrational properties of a system for specific uses like thermoelectric applications or phononic waveguides. In this work, the vibrational properties of two-dimensional silicon nanostructures are studied. The nanostructures are build from arrays of nanowires that are arranged in such a manner that they form a periodic lattice. The method...Go to contribution page
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Ahmad Almudallal (Memorial University of Newfoundland)16/06/2015, 14:45Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)We employ several computer simulation techniques to study the phase behaviour of a simple, two dimensional monodisperse system of particles interacting through a core-softened potential comprising a repulsive shoulder and an attractive square well. This model was previously constructed and used to explore anomalous liquid behaviour in 2D and 3D, including liquid-liquid phase separation [1]....Go to contribution page
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Xiaoming Zhang (University of Western Ontario)16/06/2015, 15:00Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)Earthquakes may be seen as an example of self-organized criticality. When we transform the Gutenberg-Richter law of earthquake magnitude, the seismic moment, as a measure of the energy released, yields a power law distribution indicating a self-similar pattern. The earthquake dynamics can be modelled by employing the spring-block system, which features a slowly-driving force, failure threshold...Go to contribution page