Workshop 2025: The Frustration of Being Odd

Session Information

Location: Lecture room Schay
Day: Friday, 16 May
Time: 10:00 - 10:30
Chairperson: Annika Johansson

Presentation Details

Presentation Type: Oral presentation
Title: The Frustration of Being Odd
Abstract: We consider the effects of combining periodic boundary conditions inducing geometrical frustration with quantum interaction, a setting we call "topological frustration" (TF). The ground states with TF cannot be characterized as a vacuum, but they rather host single fractionalized, delocalized, topological excitations, which confer them unique properties, reminescent of systems with massive amount of frustration.
In this seminar I will introduce these concepts, show how to exploit TF for quantum technologies and discuss the possibilities for experimental realizations.

Presenter

Dr Fabio Franchini
Istitut Ruder Boskovic | Croatia

Authors

1. Fabio Franchini | Institut Ruder Boskovic