ELFT HÍRADÓ

[Andras Palyi <palyi AT mail.bme.hu>]

Kedves Erdeklodok,

Fizikus MSc es PhD hallgatok figyelmebe ajanljuk a lenti “Topological 
insulators 2” cimu kurzust. A targy a BME-n es az ELTE-n egyarant felveheto. 

Udvozlettel,
Asboth Janos, Oroszlany Laszlo, Palyi Andras

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Topological Insulators 2 (Topological superconductors)

Course for MSc and PhD students at 
Eotvos University Budapest (ELTE), and  
Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME)
2018 Spring semester

If you'd like to join the course officially, then please sign up in Neptun, 
and contact us at palyi at mail dot bme dot hu. Please send us an email also 
if you'd like to attend the course unofficially.

Lecturers:
János Asbóth, Wigner Research Centre for Physics 
László Oroszlány, Eötvös University 
András Pályi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Details:
Location: to be announced 
Time: to be announced (at BME, there is already a time assigned, Friday 
14:15-15:45, but this will probably change) 
First lecture: on the week Feb 19-23 
Course language: English 
Course website: http://eik.bme.hu/~palyi/TopologicalInsulators2-2018Spring/

Topics:
        • Topological quantum memories
        • Geometry and topology in adiabatic quantum dynamics
        • Noise-resistant quantum computing with adiabatic quantum dynamics
        • Mean-field theory of topological superconductors
        • A toy model for topological superconductivity: the Kitaev wire
        • Majorana zero modes in topological superconductors
        • Braiding, fusion, and their applications in topological quantum 
computing
        • Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanostructures as topological 
superconductors
        • Experimental signatures of topological superconductivity

Prerequisites:
Quantum mechanics, basic condensed-matter physics (tight-binding models for 
electronic bands). We will make reference to the material covered in the 
lecture "Topological insulators". If you have not completed that course, then 
we suggest that you read through Chapter 1 of its lecture notes 
(https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.02295) before taking "Topological insulators 2".