Speaker: David B. Kaplan, University of Washington

Host: Srimoyee Sen

Title: From Dirac fermions to topological materials to the Standard Model:  A common thread in particle and condensed matter physics.

Abstract: Ever since the discovery of the Integer Quantum Hall Effect topological materials have played a central role in condensed matter physics. Surprisingly, topological materials are ubiquitous in relativistic quantum field theories as well, and may hold the key to a fundamental understanding of the Standard Model that has so far eluded us.  I discuss how parallel developments in the two fields are related and their potential implications for particle physics.