Quantum Spin Dynamics: From Exotic Excitations to Novel Transport and Non-Equilibrium Phenomena

Seminar & Workshop: 01 - 12 September 2014

Scientific Coordinators:
Wolfram Brenig (Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany)
Alexander L. Chernyshev (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Mike Zhitomirsky (CEA/INAC Grenoble, France)

Organisation:
Katrin Lantsch (Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme Dresden, Germany)

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The focus of this workshop is on the physics of unconventional excitations and their impact on transport and non-equilibrium properties in spin systems and novel magnetic materials. It will bring together theorists and experimentalists working on quantum magnetism, magnetic transport and dynamics, as well as on spin systems far from equilibrium in order to share and emerge insights on a broad range of timely common topics and challenges.

Topics include
· Excitations in frustrated magnets and spin liquids
· Emergent particle transport in frustrated magnets and topological matter
· Magnetic transport in one-dimensional spin systems
· Quantum quenches in spin systems
· Dissipation, relaxation and thermalization in quantum magnets
· Magnonics, magnon and soliton transport
· Spin-Hall effect and novel off-diagonal transport phenomena
· Spin caloritronics
· Spin-ice out of equilibrium
· Dynamics of topological defects
· Skyrmion transport and dynamics
· Driven magnetic systems

The list of invited speakers:
Ian Affleck (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Leon Balents (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA)
Cristian Daniel Batista (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
Federico Becca (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy)
Andrey Chubukov (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Radu Coldea (University of Oxford, UK)
Sergej Demokritov (Welstfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
Mechthild Enderle (Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France)
Fabian Essler (University of Oxford, UK)
Fabian Heidrich-Meisner (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany)
Christian Heß (IFW Dresden, Germany)
Stefan Kehrein (Universität Göttingen, Germany)
Bernhard Keimer (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany)
B.J. Kim (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany)
Peter Kopietz (Universität Frankfurt, Germany)
Thomas Lorenz (Universität zu Köln, Germany)
Yuji Matsuda (Kyoto University, Japan)
Roderich Moessner (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Germany)
Shuichi Murakami (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
Frank Pollmann (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Germany)
Peter Prelovsek (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Tomaz Prosen (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Marcos Rigol (The Pennsylvania State University, USA)
Henrik M. Rønnow (EPFL, Switzerland)
Oleg Tchernyshyov (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
Hirokazu Tsunetsugu (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Jeroen van den Brink (IFW Dresden, Germany)
Matthias Vojta (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
Andrey Zheludev (ETH Zürich, Switzerland)

Applications for participation and oral or poster contributions are welcome and should be made by using the application form on the event's web page. The number of attendees is limited. The registration fee for the event is 120 EUR and should be paid by all participants. Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems. Limited funding is available to partially cover travel expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.

Applications received before 10th June 2014 are considered preferentially.

For further information please e-mail to:
qsd14pks.mpg.de