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SUMMARY:Matter Seminar: Quantum Shape of Matter
DESCRIPTION:Quantum Shape of Matter\nPok Man Tam\, Princeton University\nGe
 ometry has shaped our understanding of the physical world since antiquity.
  In today’s quantum era\, advances in experimental probes are revealing 
 a new notion of “shape” encoded in the wavefunctions of quantum matter
 .\nIn this talk\, I will show how topology and geometry provide powerful f
 rameworks for characterizing quantum materials and give rise to experiment
 ally accessible signatures. First\, I will discuss the topology of metalli
 c systems\, where global properties of the Fermi sea define distinct phase
 s\, and present recent developments demonstrating how quantized correlatio
 n and transport effects can probe this topology in both solid-state and ul
 tracold-atom platforms.\nI will then discuss the notion of quantum geometr
 y\, which describes the local structure of electronic wavefunctions\, and 
 show how charge fluctuations provide a versatile probe of the quantum metr
 ic in both insulators and metals. Together\, these results illustrate how 
 the “quantum shape” of matter can be directly accessed in experiments 
 and connected to the information content of many-body systems\, opening ne
 w avenues for understanding and engineering quantum materials.
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/209478/matter-seminar-quantum-shape-o
 f-matter/
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LOCATION:311\, Blackett Building\, South Kensington Campus\, Imperial Colle
 ge London\, London\, SW7 2AZ\, United Kingdom
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