1. Universal Landau Zener behavior in the dynamics of topological phase transitions Open Access Author: Ge, Yang Title: Universal Landau Zener behavior in the dynamics of topological phase transitions Graduate Program: Physics Keywords: Topological phase transitionFloquet systemsCold gases in optical latticesTopological insulators File: Download YangGe-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Marcos Antonio Rigol, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorMarcos Antonio Rigol, Committee Chair/Co-ChairChaoxing Liu, Committee MemberMikael Caleb Rechtsman, Committee MemberPaul Frank Baum, Outside MemberNitin Samarth, Program Head/Chair