Classifying 1D Many-Body Topological Phases

Graduate Student Seminars
Oct 22, 2025
12:10 - 1:10 pm
Fine Hall 214

Topological phases of matter are those which cannot be distinguished by local order parameters but are instead characterized by global, deformation-invariant features. We review what is known about the classification of such phases in non-interacting systems and discuss the extension of such results to the interacting setting. No specialized background will be assumed.