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Speaker:
Dr. Monika Aidelsburger, LMU München

Topological states of matter exhibit unique conductivity
properties, which are extremely robust against
perturbations and make them particularly interesting for
applications. One of the most prominent examples are
the integer and fractional quantum Hall effect, where a
two-dimensional electron gas under extreme conditions
exhibits a quantized Hall conductivity. Ultracold atoms in
optical lattices provide access to these phenomena in a
controlled laboratory environment. I will discuss how
synthetic gauge fields can be engineered for chargeneutral
atoms, explain the current state-of-the-art
regarding the realization of topological many-body
phases and present ongoing efforts towards engineering
complete gauge theories, where the synthetic gauge
field is dynamical.