Xiao-Gang Wen
| Xiao-Gang Wen | |
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| Born |
26 November 1961 Beijing, China |
| Residence | Canada |
| Nationality | China, United States |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions |
Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara |
| Alma mater |
University of Science and Technology of China Princeton University |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Witten |
| Known for |
Chiral spin liquid Topological order FQH edge states Z2 topological order K-matrix classification of Abelian topological order Non-Abelian FQH states Phase transition beyond symmetry breaking paradigm a SU(2)-theory for high temperature superconductor String-net condensation Projective symmetry group A string-net unification of light and electron Topological entanglement entropy Pattern-of-zeros classification of non-Abelian FQH states Emergent quantum gravity Long range quantum entanglement Group cohomology and symmetry protected topological (SPT) order |
Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara
Institute for Advanced Study
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Chiral spin liquid Topological order FQH edge states Z2 topological order K-matrix classification of Abelian topological order Non-Abelian FQH states Phase transition beyond symmetry breaking paradigm a SU(2)-theory for high temperature superconductor String-net condensation Projective symmetry group A string-net unification of light and electron Topological entanglement entropy Pattern-of-zeros classification of non-Abelian FQH states Emergent quantum gravity Long range quantum entanglement Group cohomology and symmetry protected topological (SPT) order
Xiao-Gang Wen (simplified Chinese: 文小刚; traditional Chinese: 文小剛; pinyin: Wen2 Xiao3 Gang1) (born November 26, 1961) is a Chinese-born American physicist. He is a Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His expertise is in condensed matter theory in strongly correlated electronic systems. In Oct. 2016, he was awarded the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize.
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