Xiao-Gang Wen

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I am a professor in condensed matter theory.

The "favorites" link below contains a list of questions that I gathered from physics.stackexchange. Please have a look.


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What does it mean for a Hamiltonian to be gapped?
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How Non-abelian anyons arise in solid-state systems?
8
Rigor in quantum field theory
8
What is the relationship between string net theory and string / M-theory?
8
Are elementary particles actually more elementary than quasiparticles?
8
Gauge symmetry is not a symmetry?
7
Is it possible to make statements about bosonic/fermionic systems by taking the limit $\theta\to \pi$ or $\theta\to 0$, of an anyonic system?
7
1D topological insulator
7
What is the name of the principle saying it is meaningless to talk/ask questions that can not be measured/tested?
6
What does the term liquid mean in condensed matter physics?
6
Do Category Theory and/or Quantum Logic add value in physics?
5
What is topological degeneracy in condensed matter physics?
5
What entities create a gravitational field?
5
Quantum Hall effect for dummies
5
Is resonating valence bond (RVB) states long-range entangled?
5
Simple models that exhibit topological phase transitions
5
Majorana particles statistics
5
The bijective correspondence between a symmetric polynomial and edge excitation of the fractional quantum hall droplet
5
Group Cohomology and Topological Field Theories
4
Notation in Spin Liquid
4
Logic behind topological orders
4
Measurement of topological spin
4
Would a spin-2 particle necessarily have to be a graviton?
4
Topological phase
4
Why are some solitons formed from bosonic fields fermionic?
4
Edge theory of FQHE - Unable to produce Green's function from anticommutation relations and equation of motion?
4
What is a resonating valence bond (RVB) state?
3
A physical understanding of fractionalization
3
Why is fractional statistics and non-Abelian common for fractional charges?
3
Whis is the difference between charge fractionalization in 1D and 2D?
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