Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of October 5th through October 12th, 2025
Monday, October 6th, 2025
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2025
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Thursday, October 9th, 2025
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Friday, October 10th, 2025
- Superfluid ³He: Science and Serendipity
- Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Place: Chamberlin 2241
- Speaker: Bill Halperin, Northwestern University
- Abstract: The remarkable discovery of superfluid ³He has paved the way for the modern era of quantum condensed states of matter. I recount this development from a personal perspective highlighting the role of serendipity and the interplay between experiment and prediction. There are fits and starts, beautiful physics, a road that continues with rich promise and the occasional disappointment. Yet superfluid ³He is inspirational for unconventional superconductivity, possible condensates of dense quark matter, cores of neutron stars, and proposed sensors of dark matter.
- Host: Alex Levchenko