TITLE: Liquid Crystals as Cores and Claddings ABSTRACT: Liquid crystals (LCs) refer to structured mesophases that retain the ability to flow while exhibiting broken symmetries. One simple LC is the nematic phase (NLC), which is comprised of rod-shaped molecules that co-orient with a D∞h symmetry. Their anisotropic properties can be modeled locally using a prolate […]

TITLE: Quantum geometry: how to picture bound electrons in periodic lattices ABSTRACT: The concept of quantum geometry has been at the forefront of condensed matter physics, starting from how quantized Berry curvature leads to quantized Hall conductivity, anomalous velocities in Dirac metals, or other topological responses in a growing list of so-called topological materials. Recently, […]

Condensed Matter & Biological Physics Seminar: Salem Al Mosleh (University of Maryland Eastern Shore) Host: Brian Camley