Events

Apr

18

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: Fractional quantum Hall effect and its "graviton" Presented by Dam Than Son - University of Chicago

Lewis Lab 316

April 18, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

The fractional quantum Hall effect is a remarkable physical phenomenon where electrons organize themselves into a strongly interacting fluid with nontrivial topological properties. It has recently been understood that the fractional quantum Hall fluids accomodate a spin-2…

Apr

25

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: Delivering laser performance conditions to enable fusion ignition and beyond at the National Ignition Facility Presented by Dr. Michael Erickson - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lewis Lab 316

April 25, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

On December 5th, 2022, controlled fusion ignition was demonstrated for the first time at the National Ignition Facility (NIF), a major achievement in the field of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) requiring a multi-decadal effort involving broad national and international…

May

2

Lecture

Physics Colloquium: Rapid-Turn Multifield Inflation in the Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background Presented by Dr. Sonia Paban - Harvard

Lewis Lab 316

May 2, 2024, 4:25 - 5:25pm

Cosmic Inflation is thought to solve several problems in standard Big Bang theory. From a fundamental point of view, many viable inflation models remain despite recent Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations, which exclude some of the simplest chaotic inflation models. In…