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Physics and Astronomy Colloquium – Alfred Shapere

March 5, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Colloquium

Alfred Shapere, University of Kentucky

“The Many Facets of Time Crystals”

Time crystals are systems that exhibit spontaneous breaking of time translation symmetry, analogously to ordinary crystals, which break space translation symmetry. Unlike space crystals, time crystals are surprisingly hard to make, both theoretically and experimentally. Starting with the original proposal in 2012, I will review the history of time crystals and survey their manifestations in a variety of contexts, from cold atoms to cosmology, including recent experimental realizations.

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Date:
March 5, 2018
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Phillips 265
120 East Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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