Conference on Time Crystals | (smr 3593) Day 1 - Afternoon
Channel: ICTP Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Date: 08/03/2021

Landau's idea of classifying phases of matter in terms of symmetry breaking is a cornerstone of modern physics. Can time-translation invariance be spontaneously broken? The possible existence of time-crystals was first addressed by Wilczek for quantum many-body systems, and together with Shapere for classical systems, launching an intense activity both theoretically and experimentally. Despite their conceptual simplicity and apparent similarity to ordinary crystals, they were experimentally observed only three years ago, eighty years after the Landau theory of symmetry breaking. 
The field is continuing to grow fed with new theoretical ideas and experimental works. Main goal of the conference is to bring together the most active groups in the field to exchange their latest results.

Topics that will be covered in the activity include:
- discrete time-crystals
- continuous time-translation symmetry breaking
- dissipative time crystals
- time-crystals in classical systems
- condensed matter physics in time crystals