Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Many-Body Systems
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Quantum Information".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 45
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quantum many-body systems; quantum simulation; cold-atom systems; quantum computing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Quantum many-body systems host an array of emergent phenomena arising from the complex interactions among particles. Unlike single-particle systems, the collective behavior of many-body systems can give rise to new phases of matter. Emergent features such as topological order, quantum criticality, fractionalization, many-body localization, and quantum many-body scars lie at the core of modern condensed-matter physics and quantum information science.
Recent advances in quantum simulation platforms, including ultracold atoms, trapped ions, and superconducting qubits, have enabled researchers to experimentally explore these phenomena with remarkable precision. In addition, powerful theoretical frameworks such as tensor network techniques and machine learning algorithms have also deepened our understanding of strongly correlated and non-equilibrium quantum systems.
This Special Issue aims to bring together original research and review articles that explore emergent behavior in quantum many-body systems from both theoretical and experimental perspectives. We encourage submissions that address the following:
- Novel quantum phases of matter in symmetry-protected and topological phases.
- Dynamics and thermalization in isolated and open quantum systems, including many-body localization and quantum many-body scars.
- Experimental developments using cold atoms, superconducting qubits, or trapped ions.
- Applications of tensor networks and machine learning in simulating many-body systems.
Dr. Ruizhe Shen
Dr. Ching Hua Lee
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quantum phase transitions
- quantum criticality
- quantum simulation
- tensor networks
- strongly correlated systems
- topological order
- non-equilibrium dynamics
- cold-atom systems
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