Berry phases in condensed matter physics - D. Vanderbilt, R. Resta - CECAM-MARVEL lecture

Third event in the series "Classics in molecular and materials modeling", hosted by CECAM and MARVEL at EPFL. In this joint lecture, David Vanderbilt (Rutgers University) and Raffaele Resta (IOM-CNR Democritos, Trieste) discuss "Berry phases in condensed matter physics". The lecture is followed by a historical perspective and an interview / Q&A, with a surprise guest appearance by Prof. Richard Martin.

00:00 Introduction by Ignacio Pagonabarraga, CECAM director
07:38 Introduction by Nicola Marzari, chair, MARVEL director
08:43 David Vanderbilt: Conceptual aspects of the theory of electric polarization and orbital magnetization
1:03:03 Raffaele Resta: Electric polarization, orbital magnetization, and other geometrical observables.
1:55:19 Interviews and recollections

More info about this event: https://nccr-marvel.ch/events/classic...
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In this series, methods that have become fundamental tools in computational physics and chemistry are presented by their originators at a level appropriate for master and graduate students. The lectures are followed by an interview with the presenters: we ask them to recall for us the period, problems, people and circumstances that accompanied the creation of milestone methods and algorithms that we now routinely use.