Out-of-Equilibrium Quantum Phenomena

Presentations

• Disorder-free Quantum Breakdown Model: exact solution and dynamics

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 20, 2026, 8:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Kinya Guan

    • The University of Tokyo

  Authors

  • Kinya Guan

    • The University of Tokyo

  • Hosho Katsura

  View abstract →

• Tunable Hilbert-space fragmentation and extended critical regime

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 8:12 AM – March 20, 2026, 8:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Mateusz Lisiecki

    • Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

  Authors

  • Mateusz Lisiecki

    • Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

  • Jacek Herbrych

    • Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

  • Patrycja Lydzba

  • Marcin Mierzejewski

  • Janez Bonca

    • Faculty of mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana

  View abstract →

• A recipe for quantum fragmentation

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 8:24 AM – March 20, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Yiqiu Han

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Yiqiu Han

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Oliver Hart

    • Quantinuum

  • Rahul Nandkishore

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  View abstract →

• Universal Quantum Birthmark: Quantifying the Breakdown of Classical Ergodicity

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 20, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 20, 2026, 8:48 AM

  Publication: A.M. Graf, J. Keski-Rahkonen, M. Xiao, S. Atwood, Z. Lu, S. Chen, and E.J. Heller, Birthmarks: Ergodicity breaking beyond quantum scars, arXiv:2412.02982 (Under review).

  Presenters

  • Xiaoya Cheng

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Xiaoya Cheng

    • Harvard University

  • Joonas Keski-Rahkonen

    • Harvard University

  • Anton Marius Graf

    • Harvard University

  • Eric Heller

    • Harvard University

  View abstract →

• Quantum Birthmarks: Permanent Quantum Memory and Routes to Experiment

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 8:48 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:00 AM

  Publication: A. M. Graf, S. Atwood, M. Xiao, E. J Heller, J. Keski-Rahkonen, "Quantum Birthmarks: Ergodicity Breaking Beyond Scarring", arXiv:2412.02982, 2025.

  Presenters

  • Anton Marius Graf

    • Harvard University

  Authors

  • Anton Marius Graf

    • Harvard University

  • Joonas Keski-Rahkonen

    • Harvard University

  • Eric Heller

    • Harvard University

  View abstract →

• Warping-induced quantum scars in bilayer graphene

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Yicheng Zhuang

    • Peking Univ

  Authors

  • Yicheng Zhuang

    • Peking Univ

  • Jucheng Lin

    • shanghai jiao tong university

  • Anton Marius Graf

    • Harvard University

  • Joonas Keski-Rahkonen

    • Harvard University

  • Eric Heller

    • Harvard University

  View abstract →

• Exploring the landscape of quantum chaotic Hamiltonians through the lens of the Adiabatic Gauge Potential

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Mahmoud Abdelshafy

    • Texas A&M University

  Authors

  • Mahmoud Abdelshafy

    • Texas A&M University

  • Joaquin Rodriguez-Nieva

    • Texas A&M University

  View abstract →

• Mapping the Phase Diagram of the Interacting Kitaev Chain with Low-Temperature Chaos Diagnostics

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • MOHAMMAD HADDAD

    • SUNY Binghamton University

  Authors

  • MOHAMMAD HADDAD

    • SUNY Binghamton University

  • Michael Lawler

    • Binghamton University

  • Kyle Sherman

    • Binghamton University

  • Jiabao Yang

  • Gaurav Gyawali

    • Hewlett Packard Enterprise

  View abstract →

• Anti-PT Symmetry Induced Real axis Bifurcation and Petermann Limited Emission Control

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 20, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Hoyeong Kwon

    • Wesleyan University

  Authors

  • Hoyeong Kwon

    • Wesleyan University

  • Tsampikos Kottos

    • Wesleyan University

  View abstract →

• Thermal states emerging from low-entanglement background in disordered spin models

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 20, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Publication: [1] Y. Ma, Q. Chen, M. Li, Z. Papić, and Z. Zhu, Thermal States Emerging from Low-Entanglement Background in Disordered Spin Models, arXiv:2509.13420 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Qianqian Chen

    • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Authors

  • Yule Ma

  • Qianqian Chen

    • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Mingyang Li

  • Zlatko Papic

    • University of Leeds

  • Zheng Zhu

  View abstract →

• Is the quantum Mpemba effect universal?

  Oral-In-person · Withdrawn

  March 20, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Publication: Phys. Rev. B 112, L121109 (2025, Editors' Suggestion)

  Presenters

  • Tanmay Bhore

    • University of Leeds

  Authors

  • Tanmay Bhore

    • University of Leeds

  • Lei Su

    • University of Chicago

  • Ivar Martin

    • Argonne National Laboratory

  • Aashish Clerk

    • University of Chicago

  • Zlatko Papic

    • University of Leeds

  View abstract →

• Inequivalence between the spectral functions of local vs translationally invariant observables

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Rohit Patil

    • Pennsylvania State University

  Authors

  • Rohit Patil

    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Marcos Rigol

    • Pennsylvania State University

  View abstract →

• Disorder-Induced Anomalous Diffusion in a 3D Spin Network

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Publication: https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09549

  Presenters

  • Andrew Stasiuk

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Andrew Stasiuk

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Garrett Heller

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Lance Berkey

  • Bo Xing

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Paola Cappellaro

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  View abstract →

• Collective Quantum Effects and Heat-Engine Performance in Microtubules

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 10:36 AM – March 20, 2026, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Mohsen Izadyari

    • Howard University

  Authors

  • Mohsen Izadyari

    • Howard University

  • Philip Kurian

    • Howard University

  View abstract →

• Universality of Shallow Global Quenches in Critical Spin Chains

  Oral-In-person

  March 20, 2026, 10:48 AM – March 20, 2026, 11:00 AM

  Publication: arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.22773

  Presenters

  • Meabh Allen

    • University of California, Berkeley

  Authors

  • Julia Wei

  • Meabh Allen

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Jack Kemp

    • Harvard University

  • Chenbing Wang

    • Harvard University

  • Zixia Wei

  • Joel Moore

    • University of California, Berkeley

  • Norman Yao

    • Harvard University

  View abstract →