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Tailored for undergraduate researchers, this calendar is a curated list of research seminars at the University of Illinois. Explore the diverse world of research and expand your knowledge through engaging sessions designed to inspire and enlighten.

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Physics Colloquium: "Ergodicity breaking in quantum dynamics"

Event Type: Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor: Department of Physics
Location: Loomis Lab 141 and via Zoom
Virtual
Date: Oct 9, 2024 4:00 pm
Speaker: Rahul Mahajan Nandkishore (University of Colorado)
Contact: Kelly Darr
E-Mail: khdarr@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-300-7821
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Originating Calendar: Physics - Colloquium; When can isolated many body quantum systems fail to go to equilibrium under their own dynamics, and how robust can this `ergodicity breaking’ be? This question has been a central theme of research in quantum dynamics and statistical mechanics over the past decade, and I will share with you some highlights, focusing on three key developments: many body localization, dynamics with multipolar symmetries, and dynamics with higher form symmetries. I will present the rich and exotic phenomena that arise in these three regimes, and how they may be realized experimentally. I will then discuss some key open directions for the field.

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