¿A physics major from Hindu College, University of Delhi and a Masters in Physics from Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi), Adhip Agarwala pursued his PhD from Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (India). Currently, he is a postdoctoral researcher based at the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bangalore. He works in the field of theoretical quantum condensed matter with focus on topological systems, strongly correlated materials and driven systems.

Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Quick and easy introduction to topological phases, disorder physics and the Kondo effect

Detailed discussion and derivation of tenfold way of free fermion symmetry classification with explicit examples

Introduction.- Tenfold Way.- Topological Insulators in Amorphous Systems.- Seeking Topological Phases in Fractals.- Seeking Topological Phases in Fractals.- Killing the Hofstadter Butter¿y.- Fractional Spins and Kondo E¿ect.- Structure of Many-Body Hamiltonians in Di¿erent Symmetry Classes.- Epilogue.