- December 2--4, 2015
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing, China
The remarkable research activities on graphene and related materials have drawn considerable attraction to relativistic effects on quantum transport in mesoscopic and nanoscale systems. The discovery of topological materials including topological insulators and Weyl semimetals have prompt even more attention to the physical effects of special relativity which are known to be very difficult to observe experimentally with elementary particles in high-energy physics. Nevertheless most of the efforts have been focused on the special relativity effects, especially, the effects concerning the linear dispersion of the bands. It should be possible and indeed demanded to observe the general relativity effects such as Unruh effect, which is closely related to the Hawking radiation around black holes.
Through this annual mini-workshop we are trying to make collaborative efforts to study various special and general relativity effects on quantum transport in mesoscopic systems. The relevant physical systems include topological insulators, Dirac/Weyl semimetals, and other materials whose dispersion are Lorentz invariant.
The mini-workshop is maintained by the three groups, respectively, lead by
- Mahn-Soo Choi in Seoul,
- Shun-Qing Shen in Hong Kong
- Xin Wan in Hangzhou
Scope and Agenda
- Topological Features in Dirac/Weyl Semimetals
- Special Relativity Effects in Topological Materials
- General Relativity Effects in Topological Insulators
- How to Observe Relativistic Effects with Transport Experiments
Program
Wed Dec 2, 2015
- 09:30-10:00 Reception
- 10:00-11:00 Shun-Qing Shen (University of Hong Kong, China)
- 11:00-12:00 Xi Dai (Institute of Physics, China)
- 12:00-14:00 Lunch
- 14:00-16:00 Panel Discussion (chaired by Xi Dai): Lorentz Invariance and Its Consequences in Weyl/Dirac Semimetals
Wed Dec 3, 2015
- 10:00-11:00 Mahn-Soo Choi (Korea University, Korea)
- 11:00-12:00 Xin Wan (Zhejiang University, China)
- 12:00-14:00 Lunch
- 14:00-16:00 Panel Discussion (chaired by Shun-Qing Shen): General Relativity Effects in Topological Insulators
Wed Dec 4, 2015
- 10:00--12:00 Research Directions in the Future: Mutual Collaboration and Exchange Program
- 12:00--12:30 Closing
Special Thanks
For the present event, Xi Dai at the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science in Beijing China has kindly provided the venue and locally organized the workshop.