The "Frontiers in Correlated Quantum Materials" workshop is convened to capture a unique moment of convergence in exotic materials, bringing together the communities driving experimental discovery with those pioneering computational methods.
Key Scientific Themes:
- AI and Inverse Design in Quantum Matter: How can machine learning go beyond accelerating simulations to actually identifying order parameters in complex phase diagrams or suggesting new mechanisms for superconductivity?
- The Nature of the Non-Fermi Liquid: Is the breakdown of the quasiparticle picture in strange metals driven by Planckian dissipation, quantum criticality, or novel fractionalized excitations?
- Chirality as a Control Knob: Can we utilize chirality and altermagnetism to drive non-dissipative transport in ways that fundamentally differ from traditional topological materials?
- Unconventional Superconductivity: What is the interplay between localized and itinerant degrees of freedom in heavy fermions and intercalated TMDs, and does it point to a universal mechanism for pairing?
