BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Mark Rudner\, \n\n
Recent work on topological materials has r evealed a wide variety of \;intriguing phenomena that may arise when p articles move in \;"\;non-trivial"\; bands. \; At the same time\, modern advances in \;experimental capabilities for controlling electronic\, atomic\, and \;optical systems open new possibilities fo r dynamically controlling the \;behaviors of a range of quantum system s. In this talk I will review \;the basic ideas behind topological ban d theory\, and then explain how \;periodic driving can be used to gain dynamical control over the \;topological properties of quantum matter . \; In the driven case\, \;intriguing new types of robust non-equ ilibrium topological phenomena \;emerge. To illustrate\, I will show h ow the combination of driving\, topology\, and interactions can bring abou t a new regime of universal quantized transport\, and discuss potential ne ar-term experimental realizations.
\n\n**THE RECEPTION WILL B E HELD AT 3:00PM IN ROOM 313**
\n DTSTART:20170228T203000Z LOCATION:Physics Building\, Room 204 SUMMARY:Quantum alchemy for the 21st century: accessing new horizons of qua ntum many-body dynamics through periodic driving END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR