Physics Department Colloquia |
Events During the Week of March 30th through April 6th, 2008
Monday, March 31st, 2008
- No events scheduled
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
- No events scheduled
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
- Set My Vortices Free: Observing the Kosterlitz-Thouless Crossover in an Optical Lattice
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Place: 2241 Chamberlin Hall (coffee at 3:30 pm)
- Speaker: Nobel Prize Winner Eric Cornell, University of Colorado-JILA
- Abstract: Thermodynamic equilibrium, much like the speaker's own personality, is properly understood as an epic struggle between the forces of Laziness and the forces of Disorganization. This afternoon, the battle will be joined on a two-dimensional array of linked miniature Bose-Einstein condensates. Will it be Minimal Energy or Maximal Entropy that carries the day? The answer may hinge on the relative strength of their respective allies, Tunneling and Temperature.
- Host: Walker
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
- No events scheduled
Friday, April 4th, 2008
- No events scheduled