You are most cordially invited to the Joint ICTP-SISSA Colloquium on "Universal theory of strange metals" by Prof. Subir Sachdev, Herchel Smith Professor of Physics at Harvard University, and Miguel Virasoro Visiting International Chair at ICTP.
The Colloquium will take place TODAY Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 15:00 hrs CEST c/o SISSA Auditorium (via Beirut, ICTP Campus), and live-streamed.
Biosketch:
Subir Sachdev is Herchel Smith Professor of Physics at
Harvard University, and Miguel Virasoro Visiting
International Chair at ICTP. He has been elected to national
academies of science in the United States and India, and to
the Royal Society in the U.K. He is a recipient of several
awards, including the Dirac Medal from ICTP, and the Lars
Onsager Prize from the American Physical Society.
Sachdev has made extensive contributions to the theory of
the diverse varieties of quantum matter, and of their
behavior near quantum phase transitions. Many of these
contributions have been linked to experiments, especially to
the rich phase diagrams of the copper-oxide high temperature
superconductors. Sachdev's research has also exposed
remarkable connections between the nature of multi-particle
quantum entanglement in certain laboratory materials, and
the quantum entanglement in black holes, and these
connections have led to new insights on the entropy and
radiation of black holes.
Abstract:
The “strange metal” is a state of quantum matter, ubiquitous in modern materials, present above the critical temperature of higher temperature superconductors. I will present a universal theory of strange metals, building on the theory of quantum phase transitions in disordered metals. Such transitions involve changes in the shape or volume of the Fermi surface. Random spatial fluctuations in the local position of the quantum critical point, due to impurities, are a key ingredient. The theory uses insights from the solvable Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model and matches numerous observations.Light refreshments will be served after the event.
For info, please check the following link: https://indico.ictp.it/event/10744/
Looking forward to your participation.
Director's Office, ICTP