Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

1. Physics of three dimensional bosonic topological insulators: Surface Deconfined Criticality and Quantized Magnetoelectric Effect. Authors: Ashvin Vishwanath, T. Senthil, arXiv:1209.3058. 2. Three dimensional Symmetry Protected Topological Phase close to Antiferromagnetic Neel order. Author: Cenke Xu, arXiv:1209.4399. Recommended and a Commentary by M.P.A. Fisher, UC Santa Barbara | View Commentary (pdf) |. JCCM_FEBRUARY2013_01

Conduction of Ultracold Fermions Through a Mesoscopic Channel. Authors: Jean-Philippe Brantut, Jakob Meineke, David Stadler, Sebastian Krinner, Tilman Esslinger, Science 337, 1069 (2012). Recommended with a Commentary by Thierry Giamarchi, University of Geneva, | View Commentary (pdf) |. JCCM_FEBRUARY2013_02

Vacancy-stabilized crystalline order in hard cubes. Authors: Frank Smallenburg, Laura Filion, Matthieu Marechal, Marjolein Dijkstra, PNAS 109 (2012) 17886. Recommended and a commentary by Randall D. Kamien, University of Pennsylvania, | View Commentary (pdf) |. JCCM_FEBRUARY2013_03