Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "Topology"
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Topological Order in String Liquids and Weyl Semimetals
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-22)Outside Landau's paradigm of symmetry-breaking orders is the class of topological orders, which cannot be described by a local order parameters. Such orders are generally defined by the presence of a gauge symmetry and ... -
Topology in Fundamental Physics
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-02)In this thesis I present a mathematical tool for understanding the spin networks that arise from the study of the loop states of quantum gravity. The spin networks that arise in quantum gravity possess more information ...