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Abstract |
Quantum statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics traditionally deal with the collective behaviour of systems in thermal equilibrium. Here remarkable phenomena are known to emerge at low energy, as a result of strong interactions and quantum statistics. Whether genuine quantum effects can survive far away from thermal equilibrium is a question which has recently attracted broad interest and found several theoretical and experimental motivations. In this talk I will review the recent progress in understanding the dynamics of strongly interacting quantum systems far from equilibrium. Along the way I will discuss the paradox of quantum thermalisation and its breakdown due to quenched disorder or quantum measurements. |
