Statistical mechanics provides a framework for describing the physics of large, complex
many-body systems using only a few macroscopic parameters to determine the state of the …

The approach to thermal equilibrium, or thermalization, in isolated quantum systems is
among the most fundamental problems in statistical physics. Recent theoretical studies have …

An interacting quantum system that is subject to disorder may cease to thermalize owing to
localization of its constituents, thereby marking the breakdown of thermodynamics. The key …

Thermalization is a ubiquitous process of statistical physics, in which a physical system
reaches an equilibrium state that is defined by a few global properties such as temperature …

Characterizing states of matter through the lens of their ergodic properties is a fascinating
new direction of research. In the quantum realm, the many-body localization (MBL) was …

A fundamental assumption in statistical physics is that generic closed quantum many-body
systems thermalize under their own dynamics. Recently, the emergence of many-body …

Despite being forbidden in equilibrium, spontaneous breaking of time translation symmetry
can occur in periodically driven, Floquet systems with discrete time-translation symmetry …

Many-body localization (MBL), the disorder-induced localization of interacting particles,
signals a breakdown of conventional thermodynamics because MBL systems do not …

When a system thermalizes it loses all memory of its initial conditions. Even within a closed
quantum system, subsystems usually thermalize using the rest of the system as a heat bath …

Over the past decade, there has been remarkable progress in our understanding of
equilibration, thermalization and prethermalization, due in large part to experimental …