Thematic Programs

Spintronics: from Mathematics to Devices

International Workshop : Mathematical Approach to Topological Phases in Spintronics

Information

Date

October 5, 2015 – October 9, 2015

Venue

TOKYO ELECTRON House of Creativity 3F, Lecture Theater, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]

Workshop description

Recent insights in the deep connection between the physics of Topological Insulators and the Atiyah–Singer Index Theorem inspire Mathematicians and Mathematical Physicists by the implied rich potential for discovery of new topological phases and need for their mathematical description. We will gather an interdisciplinary group of leading researchers to explore this space and discuss prospects and directions for further developments. We specially target a mathematical framework for the bulk–edge correspondence for interacting systems as well as topological phases of disordered systems.

Invited speakers

  • Anton Akhmerov (TU Delft)
  • Christopher Bourne (ANU)
  • Peter Bouwknegt (ANU)
  • Alan Carey (ANU)
  • Rembert Duine (Utrecht)
  • Mikio Furuta (Univ. of Tokyo)
  • Gian–Michele Graf (ETH)
  • Koji Hashimoto (Osaka Univ.)
  • Johannes Kellendonk (Université Lyon I)
  • Liang Kong (University of New Hampshire, Harvard University)
  • Yosuke Kubota (Univ. of Tokyo)
  • Max Lein (Tohoku Univ.)
  • Spyridon Michalakis (Caltech)
  • Graeme Milton (University of Utah)
  • Shuichi Murakami (TITech)
  • Bruno Nachtergaele (University of California Davis)
  • Giuseppe de Nittis (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
  • Kentaro Nomura (Tohoku Univ.)
  • Franco Nori (RIKEN and University of Michigan)
  • Emil V. Prodan (Yeshiva Univ.)
  • Shinsei Ryu (Univ. of Illinois)
  • Koji Sato (Tohoku Univ.)
  • Akinori Tanaka (RIKEN)

Registration

The workshop is free of charge. Those who want to participate in the workshop should register from the registration system.

Time Schedule

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Monday, October 5th
10:00 – 10:50
Bruno Nachtergaele (University of California Davis)
11:00 – 11:50
Gian–Michele Graf (ETH)
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:50
Mikio Furuta (University of Tokyo)
15:00 – 15:40
Yosuke Kubota (University of Tokyo)
Tea
16:10 – 16:50
Emil V. Prodan (Yeshiva University)
17:00 – 17:50
Graeme Milton (University of Utah)
18:00
Buffet Party
Tuesday, October 6th
10:00 – 10:50
Spyridon Michalakis (California Institute of Technology)
11:00 – 11:50
Johannes Kellendonk (Université Lyon I)
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:50
Yosuke Kubota (University of Tokyo)
15:00 – 15:40
Max Lein (Tohoku University)
Tea
16:10 – 16:50
Akinori Tanaka (RIKEN)
17:00 – 17:50
Koji Hashimoto (Osaka University)
Wednesday, October 7th
10:00 – 10:50
Spyridon Michalakis (California Institute of Technology)
11:00 – 11:50
Liang Kong (University of New Hampshire&Harvard University)
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:50
Alan Carey (Australian National University)
15:00 – 15:40
Christopher Bourne (Australian National University)
Tea
16:10 – 16:50
Giuseppe De.Nittis (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)
17:00 – 17:50
Peter Bouwknegt (Australian National University)
Thursday, October 8th
10:00 – 10:50
Bruno Nachtergaele (University of California Davis)
11:00 – 11:50
Shuichi Murakami (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:50
Kentaro Nomura (Tohoku University)
15:00 – 15:40
Anton Akhmerov (Technical University of Delft)
15:50 – 16:30
Koji Sato (Tohoku University)
16:40 – 17:20
Rembert Duine (University of Utrecht)
Friday, October 9th
10:00 – 10:50
Shinsei Ryu (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign)
11:00 – 11:50
Franco Nori (RIKEN and University of Michigan)
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Tutorial lecture
13:00 – 13:40
Alan Carey (Australian National University)
Introduction to K–theory and generalizations I
13:55 – 14:35
Alan Carey (Australian National University)
Introduction to K–theory and generalizations II
15:00 – 15:50
Shinsei Ryu (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign)
Introduction to topological insulators and superconductors

Organizers

Motoko Kotani
(Tohoku Univ., Chair)

Jean Bellissard
(Georgia Tech.)

Pavel Exner
(Czech Tech. Univ.)

Peter Kuchment
(Texas A&M)

Graeme Milton
(Univ. of Utah)

Zagrebnov Valentin
(Université d’Aix–Marseille)

Poster

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