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PhD student @UMDphysics studying condensed matter theory and quantum info

Roanoke, VA | College Park, MD
Joined March 2021
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Nice to make some progress on a basic topic in theoretical physics -- universal response of emergent Dirac fermions to crystal defects. Now published in @PhysRevX , with @ZoharKo , @CFechisin , Siwei Zhong. @JQInews @UMDPhysics
By studying how symmetries of lattice models map to symmetries of continuum theories that emerge at criticality, researchers show that the (2+1)D Dirac fermion exhibits a continuum of infrared fixed points at a particular applied magnetic flux. go.aps.org/46h8ACo
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Example model 1D system showing a beyond-group symmetry studied with ITensor DMRG. "Non-invertible symmetry-protected topological order in a group-based cluster state" Christopher Fechisin, Nathanan Tantivasadakarn, Victor V. Albert. arxiv.org/abs/2312.09272
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I'm very excited to share recent results on preparing topological states by measurement. In our latest collaboration with Quantinuum, we unambiguously provide the first realization of non-Abelian topological order in their latest H2 quantum processor (which launches today!)
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Sub-symmetry-protected topological states go.nature.com/41EaEQa
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That's a wrap on #QIP2023. Thanks to all the speakers and attendees for making it such a productive week. Talks will appear on our YouTube channel soon. Thank you for visiting Ghent.
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Chris Fechisin retweeted
Wave hello to mountain waves! Mountain wave are formed when synoptic (large scale) winds blow perpendicular across terrain features. In this case, west/northwest flow across the Appalachians is creating these wave features visible on satellite!
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1/The Nobel Laureate Philip Anderson once wrote, "It is only slightly overstating the case to say that physics is the study of symmetry." But what is symmetry? Amazingly, results over the past decade are revising our basic understanding of this question
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I’ve been using #AnnotatedEquations in my recent papers. I think it really adds to the readability and understanding of the math. Here are some examples. It uses #tikz in #latex. Let me know if you like it. Happy for any feedback. [GitHub link: next tweet] #AcademicChatter +
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Cat's out of the bag now re the zoo. Follow @theeczoo for fun error-correction stuff coming soon.
Check out this nice web site by @victorvalbert @phfaist on #quantum #error #correction. Kitaev's surface code [error correction zoo] errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/sur… Now with an added entry on a distance three surface code realization: scirate.com/arxiv/2112.03708
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Per #Thanksgiving tradition, I'm thankful for all the help I've had, personal and professional, in getting this 4-year project done --- the longest & hardest one I've had so far. 1/n arxiv.org/abs/2111.12096
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