Entropy, Frustration, and Emergent Phenomena in Correlated Systems
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Statistical Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 210
Editor
Interests: strongly correlated thin films; magnetism; superconductivity and topology
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Dear Colleagues,
Entropy plays a fundamental role in determining the behavior of many-body systems, particularly in strongly correlated materials where competing interactions and collective degrees of freedom give rise to complex and emergent phenomena. In magnetic and correlated systems, entropy can originate from spin configurations, charge and orbital fluctuations, geometric frustration and topological excitations. These entropy-driven effects often lead to unconventional states of matter, including frustrated magnets, spin liquids, emergent quasiparticles and novel phase transitions. In recent years, advances in experimental techniques, theoretical approaches and computational methods have significantly deepened our understanding of entropy in correlated systems, revealing its critical role in stabilizing complex phases and governing thermodynamic and dynamical properties.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent developments on entropy-related phenomena in correlated and complex systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, entropy in frustrated magnetic systems, emergent phenomena in quantum materials, entropy-driven phase transitions, thermodynamics of strongly correlated electrons, magnetic and topological excitations and entropy-related effects in engineered heterostructures and low-dimensional materials. Contributions involving experimental studies, theoretical modeling and computational simulations are all welcome. By highlighting the interplay between entropy, frustration and collective behavior, this Special Issue seeks to advance our understanding of emergent phenomena in modern condensed matter and statistical physics.
Dr. Ludi Miao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- entropy
- magnetic frustration
- strongly correlated systems
- emergent phenomena
- quantum materials
- spin systems
- statistical physics
- topological excitations
- phase transitions
- magnetic entropy
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