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Title:
A New Classification of Topological Defects in Ordered Material: Applied Measured Foliations

Speaker:
Randall Kamien

Abstract:
Smectic liquid crystals are layered systems that abound in nature. I will introduce these materials and show how the long-lived, topologically protected excitations defy simple classification. I will describe our attempts.

Link:
http://scgp.stonybrook.edu/video_portal/video.php?id=5187

Workshop:
Simons- SCGP Weekly Talk