PIRSA:20100003

Non-equilibrium quantum matter through the prism of quantum entanglement

APA

Abanin, D. (2020). Non-equilibrium quantum matter through the prism of quantum entanglement. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/20100003

MLA

Abanin, Dmitry. Non-equilibrium quantum matter through the prism of quantum entanglement. Perimeter Institute, Oct. 26, 2020, https://pirsa.org/20100003

BibTex

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:20100003,
            doi = {10.48660/20100003},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/20100003},
            author = {Abanin, Dmitry},
            keywords = {Condensed Matter},
            language = {en},
            title = {Non-equilibrium quantum matter through the prism of quantum entanglement},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2020},
            month = {oct},
            note = {PIRSA:20100003 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }
          

Abstract

The remarkable experimental advances made it possible to create highly tunable quantum systems of ultracold atoms and trapped ions. These platforms proved to be uniquely suited for probing non-equilibrium behavior of interacting quantum systems. From statistical mechanics, we expect that a non-equilibrium system will thermalize, settling to a state of thermodynamic equilibrium. Surprisingly, there are classes of systems which do not follow this expectation. I will give examples of systems which avoid thermalization, thanks to disorder-induced localization and quantum scarring. While thermalization leads to “scrambling” of quantum information, its absence may protect local quantum coherence. This enables non-equilibrium states of matter not envisioned within the framework of statistical mechanics. I will highlight the recent theoretical insights into the remarkable physical properties of such states, based on the underlying patterns of quantum entanglement. I will finally describe a possible theoretical route towards developing a classification of dynamical universality classes in many-body systems.