Fractional statistics and beam splitters in quantum Hall systems

Who:  Smitha Vishveshwara - (UIUC)
Where:  Smith Seminar Room (1080 PRB)
When:  Monday, November 9, 2009 at 11:30
Type:  Condensed Matter Theory Seminar

Description: One of the most fascinating aspects of the two dimensional world is the possible existence of anyons, particles which obey fractional statistics different from fermionic and bosonic statistics. The quantum Hall system is predicted to host such entities. This talk will begin with an introduction to fractional particles in quantum Hall systems and a discussion of anyons in magnetic fields. Correlations and signatures of these anyons will be explored. Finally, schemes for detecting such anyons will be proposed, including those that follow the principles of beam splitters found in an entirely different context,

that of quantum optics.