Symmetry breaking in superconductors and superfluid:Spin triplet superconductivity in Sr2RuO4

Date & Time
20 May 2009 (Wed), 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Place
8F large seminar room, Sengen site
Speaker
Dr. Youichi Yanase (柳瀬陽一博士)
Affiliation
Department of Physics, University of Tokyo (東京大学大学院理学研究科物理学専攻)
Title
Symmetry breaking in superconductors and superfluid : Spin triplet superconductivity in Sr2RuO4
超伝導・超流動における対称性の破れ:Sr2RuO4 のスピン三重項超伝導
Abstract
Superconductors and superfluid which have multi-component order parameters are the playground of the novel quantum condenced phase leading to the spontaneous symmetry breaking. I will introduce the basic concept of the symmetry breaking in the superconductor/superfluid and talk about the recent developments in this research field. In particular, the spin triplet superconductivity in Sr2RuO4 is discussed in details as a typical example.
Contact
Dr. Hiroyuki Yamase(山瀬博之)