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January

Testing the No-Hair Theorem and the Area Theorem with LIGO

| Event Location: Connect via Zoom | Speaker: Saul Teukolsky, Cornell

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Gravity Seminars

One of the key results of general relativity is that an astrophysical black hole in equilibrium is uniquely described by just two parameters, its mass and spin. This is called the No-Hair Theorem, a result that is not true in alternative theories of gravity.

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-20T11:00:00 2021-01-20T12:00:00 Testing the No-Hair Theorem and the Area Theorem with LIGO One of the key results of general relativity is that an astrophysical black hole in equilibrium is uniquely described by just two parameters, its mass and spin. This is called the No-Hair Theorem, a result that is not true in alternative theories of gravity. Event Location: Connect via Zoom

January

Imaging phonon-mediated hydrodynamic flow in WTe2 with cryogenic quantum magnetometry

| Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64320901982?pwd=ZFRVUnNVM0I2ckhYRDJnRlM4MjVBUT09 Passcode: 606472 | Speaker: Uri Vool

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Hydrodynamic electron flow, where electrons in a conductor flow collectively - akin to a fluid, is a unique signature of strong electron interactions in a material. This effect has been observed in 2D materials, but observations in bulk materials are intriguing as high-carrier density should screen the interactions.

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-20T12:00:00 2021-01-20T13:00:00 Imaging phonon-mediated hydrodynamic flow in WTe2 with cryogenic quantum magnetometry Hydrodynamic electron flow, where electrons in a conductor flow collectively - akin to a fluid, is a unique signature of strong electron interactions in a material. This effect has been observed in 2D materials, but observations in bulk materials are intriguing as high-carrier density should screen the interactions. Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64320901982?pwd=ZFRVUnNVM0I2ckhYRDJnRlM4MjVBUT09 Passcode: 606472

January

CM Seminar - Strongly correlated materials: from topological superconductivity to dark matter detection

| Event Location: Zoom link in description | Speaker: Priscila F. S. Rosa - Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Condensed Matter Seminars

https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64183011430?pwd=U2lFNXEwSmlBRWVBdTR5OG1ZdlVSZz09
Meeting ID: 641 8301 1430
Passcode: 113399

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-21T10:00:00 2021-01-21T11:11:11 CM Seminar - Strongly correlated materials: from topological superconductivity to dark matter detection https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64183011430?pwd=U2lFNXEwSmlBRWVBdTR5OG1ZdlVSZz09 Meeting ID: 641 8301 1430 Passcode: 113399 Event Location: Zoom link in description

January

Separating wheat from chaff: Big data challenges from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time

| Event Location: Connect via zoom | Speaker: Renee Hlozek (U Toronto)

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Department Colloquia

The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will generate a data deluge: millions of astronomical transients and variable sources will need to be classified from their light curves. To study the physics of these objects, or to use them as cosmic beacons to measure the acceleration of the universe, requires classifying the objects into different types.

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-21T16:00:00 2021-01-21T17:00:00 Separating wheat from chaff: Big data challenges from the Legacy Survey of Space and Time The Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory will generate a data deluge: millions of astronomical transients and variable sources will need to be classified from their light curves. To study the physics of these objects, or to use them as cosmic beacons to measure the acceleration of the universe, requires classifying the objects into different types. Event Location: Connect via zoom

January

Departmental Doctoral Oral Examination (Thesis Title: “Reductions in finite-dimensional quantum mechanics: from symmetries to operator algebras and beyond”)

| Event Location: via Zoom | Speaker: KYLE WAMER

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Grad Theses

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-22T12:30:00 2021-01-22T14:30:00 Departmental Doctoral Oral Examination (Thesis Title: “Reductions in finite-dimensional quantum mechanics: from symmetries to operator algebras and beyond”) Abstract: Event Location: via Zoom

January

Departmental Doctoral Oral Examination (Thesis Title: “Development of a single vacuum ultra-violet photon-sensing solution for nEXO”)

| Event Location: via Zoom | Speaker: GIACOMO GALLINA

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-25T11:00:00 2021-01-25T14:00:00 Departmental Doctoral Oral Examination (Thesis Title: “Development of a single vacuum ultra-violet photon-sensing solution for nEXO”) Event Location: via Zoom

January

Electrical probes of non-Abelian spin liquids

| Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66194846742?pwd=STlJSFhUOEZBWUM2OEpkWHB5VEZ0QT09 Passcode: 038461 | Speaker: David Aasen

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Other Talks

Recent thermal-conductivity measurements evidence a magnetic-field-induced non-Abelian spin liquid phase in the Kitaev material α-RuCl3. In this talk, I will explain how we leverage fermion condensation to propose a series of measurements for electrically detecting the hallmark chiral Majorana edge states and bulk anyons in the spin-liquid phase -- despite the fact that α-RuCl3 is a good Mott insulator.

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-25T12:00:00 2021-01-25T13:00:00 Electrical probes of non-Abelian spin liquids Recent thermal-conductivity measurements evidence a magnetic-field-induced non-Abelian spin liquid phase in the Kitaev material α-RuCl3. In this talk, I will explain how we leverage fermion condensation to propose a series of measurements for electrically detecting the hallmark chiral Majorana edge states and bulk anyons in the spin-liquid phase -- despite the fact that α-RuCl3 is a good Mott insulator. Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66194846742?pwd=STlJSFhUOEZBWUM2OEpkWHB5VEZ0QT09 Passcode: 038461

January

How do you make a binary black hole?

| Event Location: Connect via Zoom | Speaker: Carl Rodriguez, Carnegie Mellon University

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Gravity Seminars

Since 2015, LIGO and Virgo have detected nearly 50 gravitational waves from merging black holes and neutron stars, ushering in a new era of observational astronomy.  But how are the binary progenitors of these systems actually formed in the first place?

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-27T11:00:00 2021-01-27T12:00:00 How do you make a binary black hole? Since 2015, LIGO and Virgo have detected nearly 50 gravitational waves from merging black holes and neutron stars, ushering in a new era of observational astronomy.  But how are the binary progenitors of these systems actually formed in the first place? Event Location: Connect via Zoom

January

Monopolar and dipolar relaxation in classical spin ice

| Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65104619882?pwd=UE80WkY4RXdEMFMxU2VCbEFwaXhjdz09 Passcode: 428347 | Speaker: Yishu Wang

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The quantum spin liquid is a hypothesized state characterized by macroscopic entanglement and fractionalized quasiparticles.

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Add to Calendar 2021-01-27T12:00:00 2021-01-27T13:00:00 Monopolar and dipolar relaxation in classical spin ice The quantum spin liquid is a hypothesized state characterized by macroscopic entanglement and fractionalized quasiparticles. Event Location: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65104619882?pwd=UE80WkY4RXdEMFMxU2VCbEFwaXhjdz09 Passcode: 428347