CMT Seminar - Romain Vasseur, University of California, Berkeley - Monday, November 7th -11:30am, 1080 Smith Seminar Room PRB

[Robbins, Eric]

Please join us for a Special CMT Seminar presented by Romain Vasseur, November 7th at 11:30am in 1080 Smith Seminar Room

"Symmetry constraints and topological phases far from equilibrium"

Abstract: In this talk, I will describe some general constraints on the existence of many-body localized (MBL) phases in the presence of global symmetries.
Based only on representation theory, I will derive some general Mermin-Wagner-type principles governing the possible fates of non-equilibrium dynamics
in isolated, disordered quantum systems. In particular, I will show that MBL cannot exist in the presence of non-Abelian symmetries. Consequences for
the classification of MBL protected topological phases (and Floquet phases) will be discussed.


Thank you,
Eric
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