Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv University
Physics Colloquium

Academic Year  2000 - 2001

The colloquium is held at Melamed Hall (Room 6) in the Shenkar Physics Building, every Sunday at 16:10. Light refreshments are served outside Melamed Hall at 15:50. 

 
November 19

"Geometry and Topology in the Quantum Hall Effect"

Prof. Joseph Avron
Department of Physics, Technion


     This will be a review of a geometric approach to the quantum Hall effect. I shall explain what is the adiabatic curvature, what are Chern numbers, and what is the Fredholm Index of an operator, and how these three concepts are used to explain various aspects of the Hall effect. I shall also discuss some open problems. 
 
 
 

Host: Dr. Ron Lifshitz, x5145
 
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For more information or for directions to Melamed Hall please contact: Yardena Mori  +972-3-6408636

To suggest potential speakers or register feedback contact:  Ron Lifshitz  +972-3-6405145

Sponsored by:   The School of Physics & Astronomy, The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University.