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SUMMARY:Quantum Matter Out of Equilibrium - Prof Vedika Khemani (Stanford 
 University)
DTSTART:20210120T190000Z
DTEND:20210120T203000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Statistical mechanics is one of the foundational pillars of mo
 dern physics. At its core is the idea of thermal equilibrium\, which allow
 s for a simple description of a many-particle system in terms of a few mac
 roscopic\, equilibrium properties like temperature or pressure. Although m
 any of the fundamentals of quantum statistical mechanics were formulated a
 lmost a century ago\, recent developments have motivated a rebirth of this
  subject. In this talk\, I will discuss some recent advances in our unders
 tanding of quantum statistical mechanics\, focusing in particular on setti
 ngs in which systems fail to reach thermal equilibrium. This out-of-equili
 brium setting can allow for novel phases of matter which are disallowed by
  the usual rules of statistical mechanics. This includes the recent discov
 ery of time-crystals as a new out-of-equilibrium phase of matter\, and I'l
 l describe our work in predicting and creating these time-crystalline phas
 es.
LOCATION:Online: CUPS Zoom
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