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| Traditionally, condensed matter physics deals with the application of physical laws to explain properties of solids and liquids. However, this view has changed with advance in our understanding of nature. Materials with different properties can now be viewed as small, artificial universes with emerging physical laws and particles that are distinct from the universe surrounding us. Through examples of our modern technological advances, this lecture series introduces how physical laws of our universe, instead of being viewed as fundamental, may emerge from structures familiar in condensed matter physics. | ||
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| A Story of Ether – Are We Living in a Noodle Soup? | ||
Professor Xiao-Gang Wen, Department
of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Date: 6 January 2007 (Saturday) View Video |
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| Condensed Matter Physics in Everyday Life: Past, Present, and Future | ||
Professor Bradley Foreman,
Department of Physics, HKUST |
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| Date: Cancelled: please note this lecture was cancelled due to the speaker's health problem |
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| Quantum Spin Liquid: From Drought to Deluge | ||
Professor Patrick A. Lee, Department
of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Date: 8 January 2007 (Monday) View Video |
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| Conductivity, Superconductivity and the Quantum World | ||
Professor Patrick A. Lee, Department
of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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| Date: 10 January 2007 (Wednesday) View Video |
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Lee Wing Tat Lecture Theater (LT-D), HKUST | ||
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| Enquiries: | 2358-8424 / ias@ust.hk | http://ias.ust.hk | http://physics.ust.hk | |