Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of February 13th through February 20th, 2022
Monday, February 14th, 2022
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
- No events scheduled
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
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Thursday, February 17th, 2022
- No events scheduled
Friday, February 18th, 2022
- The key symmetries of superconductivity
- Time: 3:30 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall
- Speaker: Daniel Agterberg, UW-Milwaukee
- Abstract: Research in superconductivity has intensified recently, fueled by the promise of new quantum Majorana particles. Key to this are the symmetries of the superconducting state. In this talk, I will discuss the central role of time-reversal and inversion symmetries in stabilizing superconductivity and the unusual physical properties that arise when these symmetries are broken. The emphasis will be on the nature of the two-electron bound states, that is the Cooper pairs, that underlie superconductivity.
- Host: Alex Levchenko