Conveners
T2-2 Condensed Matter Theory (DCMMP-DTP) / Théorie de la matière condensée (DPMCM-DPT)
- Joseph Maciejko (University of Alberta)
Jesko Sirker
(U Manitoba)
6/16/15, 1:45 PM
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Disorder in a non-interacting quantum system can lead to Anderson localization where single-particle wave functions become localized in some region of space. Recently, the study of interaction effects in systems which do exhibit Anderson localization has attracted renewed interest.
In my talk I will present recent theorerical progress in understanding localization in many-body systems. I...
Mr
Pranai Vasudev
(University of Toronto)
6/16/15, 2:15 PM
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
While normally quantum mechanical effects are observable at cryogenic
temperatures and at very small length scales, our work brings these
quantum phenomena to the macroscopic length scale and to room
temperature. Our work focuses on the possibility of room-temperature
thermal equilibrium Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of quantum well
exciton-polaritons in micrometer scale cavities...
Dr
Ralf Meyer
(Laurentian University)
6/16/15, 2:30 PM
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Nanostructed materials make it possible to tailor the vibrational properties of a system for specific uses like thermoelectric applications or phononic waveguides. In this work, the vibrational properties of two-dimensional silicon nanostructures are studied. The nanostructures are build from arrays of nanowires that are arranged in such a manner that they form a periodic lattice. The method...
Ahmad Almudallal
(Memorial University of Newfoundland)
6/16/15, 2:45 PM
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
We employ several computer simulation techniques to study the phase behaviour of a simple, two dimensional monodisperse system of particles interacting through a core-softened potential comprising a repulsive shoulder and an attractive square well. This model was previously constructed and used to explore anomalous liquid behaviour in 2D and 3D, including liquid-liquid phase separation [1]....
Xiaoming Zhang
(University of Western Ontario)
6/16/15, 3:00 PM
Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)
Oral (Student, In Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), inscrit à la compétition)
Earthquakes may be seen as an example of self-organized criticality. When we transform the Gutenberg-Richter law of earthquake magnitude, the seismic moment, as a measure of the energy released, yields a power law distribution indicating a self-similar pattern. The earthquake dynamics can be modelled by employing the spring-block system, which features a slowly-driving force, failure threshold...
