Lennart Dabelow
Queen Mary University of London (UK)
Michael Kastner
University of Stellenbosch (ZA) &
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Delmenhorst (DE)
Peter Reimann
Bielefeld University (DE)
Quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium: Relaxation, thermalization, and ergodicity breaking
International Workshop
31 August - 04 September 2026
This international workshop brings together leading researchers and early-career scientists to explore the dynamics of quantum many-body systems from a statistical physics perspective. The focus lies on understanding equilibration, thermalization, and typical behavior in complex quantum systems, as well as uncovering unexpected, non-ergodic, and atypical phenomena such as integrability, many-body localization, and quantum scars.
In addition, the workshop addresses the controlled manipulation of quantum many-body systems through time-dependent driving and Floquet engineering, with strong connections to current experimental advances in quantum simulators and quantum technologies. Participants will present and discuss a broad range of analytical, numerical, and experimental approaches, including random matrix theory, free probability, projection-operator techniques, and simulations.
By fostering close interaction between established experts and junior scientists, the workshop aims to stimulate the exchange of ideas across methodologies, promote collaboration, and accelerate progress toward a deeper microscopic understanding of nonequilibrium quantum statistical mechanics and its applications.
Topics include
- Equilibration in quantum many-body systems
- Thermalization and the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis
- Ergodicity and ergodicity breaking
- Canonical typicality
- Relaxation dynamics
- Nonequilibrium quantum statistical mechanics
- Random matrix theory
- Floquet theory and periodically driven systems
- Many-body localization
- Integrability
- Many-body quantum scars
- Hilbert space fragmentation
- Prethermalization
- Quantum control
Invited speakers
Janet Anders (UK & DE)
Fabio Anza (US)
Marín Bukov (DE)
Soonwon Choi (US)
Arnab Das (IN)
Wojciech de Roeck (NL)
Nicolò Defenu (CH)
Jens Eisert (DE)
Juan Garrahan (UK)
Jochen Gemmer (DE)
Achilleas Lazarides (UK)
Takashi Mori (JP)
Giovanna Morigi (DE)
Rahul Nandkishore (US)
Silvia Pappalardi (DE)
Maksym Serbyn (AT)
Naoto Shiraishi (JP)
Philipp Strasberg (SP)
Hal Tasaki (JP)
Roderich Tumulka (DE)
Marko Žnidarič (SI)
