Topological Quantum Theory (2019-20)
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Course Term: Michaelmas
Course Weight: 1
Course Overview:
16 lectures.
Areas: PT, CMT, Astro.
Please use this page to submit your homework for the Topological Quantum Theory classes via the assignments tab.
Visiting and Short Option Students Only: Please e-mail your work to your TA/Tutor by the required deadline, copying in mmathphys@maths.ox.ac.uk
External Lecturer(s):
Steve Simon
Assessment Type:
No formal assessment; homework completion requirement.
Course Synopsis:
Particle statistics beyond bosons and fermions
Aharanov-Bohm and Chern-Simons theory
Topological Quantum Field Theories
Structure of TQFT: Fusion, F and R
Diagram Algebra
Qubits, Quantum Error Correction
Toric Code and Discrete Gauge Theory
Topological Quantum Computation
Quantum Hall Effects
Berry Phases
Conformal Field Theory for Pedestrians
Topological Band Structures