Making Waves in Magnetism - Dr Alexy Karenowska - QM Seminars

What connects the Trojan War, the Severn Bore, and electronic devices so new they haven't even been invented yet? In this seminar, Dr Alexy Karenowska lifts the lid on the familiar — yet mysterious — phenomenon of magnetism and explores some of the less well-known aspects of its fascinating physics. In particular, Dr Karenowska introduces the spin wave, an interesting variety of magnetic wave with a host of potential applications in classical and quantum computing technology. Dr Alexy Karenowska is a magnetician whose research group is based in the University of Oxford’s Department of Physics. She is also a Fellow of Magdalen College where she enjoys giving tutorials to Physics and Engineering Science undergraduates and has special responsibility for activities connected with the College’s commitment to supporting widening participation in higher education. A strong believer in the importance of public engagement with research, Alexy runs a range of public engagement projects at the interface between physics and culture. This talk was given as part of the QM Seminar series in July 2020. For more information about QM outreach, go to http://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/qmoutreach For more information about Alexy's research, go to https://magnetical.org