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This School and Workshop explores exotic quantum phases in equilibrium and driven matter, focusing on quantum spin liquids, spin–orbit–coupled materials, experimental probes, and nonequilibrium control via Floquet engineering and ultrafast dynamics.

The program combines pedagogical lectures and research talks covering fractionalization and topological order, experimental probes of quantum spin liquids, candidate materials with strong spin–orbit coupling, and microscopic modeling. It further addresses nonequilibrium phases in driven and synthetic quantum matter, including Floquet engineering, nonlinear spectroscopy, and quantum state preparation, alongside modern theoretical and numerical methods.

Topics

• General introduction to quantum spin liquids: fractionalization, topological order, and phase classification
• Experimental probes of quantum spin liquids
• Candidate quantum materials and their microscopic models
• Exotic phases in driven matter Synthetic quantum matter and its nonequilibrium aspects
•  Theoretical and numerical approaches Quantum state preparation and control

Speakers

• R. G. Pereira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
• M. Kiselev, ICTP, Italy
• M. Vojta, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
• S. Trebst, University of Cologne, Germany
• L. Balents, University of California, USA
• C. Batista, The University of Tennessee, USA
• A. Keselman, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Haifa, Israel
• L. Jaubert, CNRS and University of Bordeaux, France
• D. Poilblanc, CNRS and University of Toulouse, France
• N. Shannon, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
• F. Mila, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, France
• O. Starykh, University of Utah, USA
• K. Penc, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary
• R. Egger, University of Düsseldorf, Germany
• A. Zheludev, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
• R. Coldea, University of Oxford, UK
• A. Coldea, University of Oxford, UK
• E. Lhotel, CNRS & Université Grenoble Alpes, France
• S. Haravifard, Duke University, USA
• T. McQueen, Johns Hopkins University, USA
• N. Chepiga, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
• K. Damle, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
• V. Tripathi, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
• S. Bhattacharjee, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, India
• H. Jin, ShanghaiTech University, China
• C. Castelnovo, University of Cambridge, UK
• K. Shtengel, University of California, USA
• K. Hallberg, Bariloche Atomic Center and Balseiro Institute Bustillo, Argentina
• S. Rachel, University of Melbourne, Australia
• J. Rau, University of Windsor, Canada
• A. Scheie, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
• P. Armitage, Johns Hopkins University, USA
• S. Wilson, University of California, USA
• U. Seifert, University of Cologne, Germany
• N. Perkins, University of Minnesota, USA
• S. Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, South Korea
• A. Paramekanti, University of Toronto, Canada
• B. Lake, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany
• F. Assaad, University of Würzburg, Germany
• J. Vidal, CNRS & Sorbonne University, France

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries. There is no registration fee.