Quantum Institute: Visitor Schedule

The Quantum Lunch is regularly held on Thursdays in the Theoretical Division Conference Room, TA-3, Building 123, Room 121. For more information, contact Diego Dalvit, T-13.

Thursday, July 31, 2008
12:30 PM to 2 PM

Speaker: Sergio Rica, Universidad de Chile

Technical Host: David Roberts

TOPIC: Theory of Supersolids

Abstract
It seems that it has been observed a supersolid behavior of solid helium at low temperature. In this seminar I will summarize the experimental evidence supporting this discovery, and will discuss a tentative theory that explain some observed features.