Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We have used a quantum processor to reveal a new kind of ergodicity breaking -- the quantum many-body analog of mixed phase space. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Thanks to @leverhulme.ac.uk and @kitp-ucsb.bsky.social for support. 001
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Our paper on the quantum Mpemba effect in long-range interacting systems is now available in PRB journals.aps.org/prb/abstract... @leverhulme.ac.uk 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 11/08/2026How do you regularize a quantum field theory and study its spectrum? Put it on a noncommutative geometry! As a bonus, you can then study how the theory evolves when the spatial dimension continuously changes. More in our new preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2608.07655 @leverhulme.ac.uk 021
Reposted by Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leedstanmaybhore.bsky.social @tanmaybhore.bsky.social · 31/07/2026How do faithfully quantum simulate disorder-free localization in lattice gauge theories? What is the minimal number and structure of gauge fields required? Motivated by a recent Google Quantum AI experiment, we answer this question in our new paper: arxiv.org/abs/2607.26156 @theoryleeds.bsky.social 001
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our new preprint arxiv.org/abs/2607.14223 shows how a quantum processor can autonomously discover a new kind of ergodicity breaking: the quantum many-body analog of mixed phase space. @leverhulme.ac.uk 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Supersymmetric field theories play an important role for both condensed matter and high energy physics. Our recent @physrevlett.aps.org shows how to realise them in (2+1) dimensions using the fuzzy sphere. @leverhulme.ac.uk journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Our recent collaboration with Yazdani Lab shows that STM can visualize anyons trapped around an impurity, opening the door to a better control and understanding of these fascinating topological particles. arxiv.org/abs/2606.25024 @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social 000
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 25/06/2026In our new preprint arxiv.org/abs/2606.25889 we study 2D false-vacuum decay on @dwavequantum.bsky.social quantum annealer and identify a regime where the spreading of bubbles is described by KPZ superdiffusion. @leverhulme.ac.uk @jdesaules.bsky.social 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Our paper on the universality of magic at criticality has just appeared in @apsphysics.bsky.social PRB journals.aps.org/prb/abstract... @leverhulme.ac.uk 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 31/03/2026In our latest preprint we show that effective Hamiltonian, constructed during MPS/DMRG variational optimisations, captures ergodicity breaking phenomena such as many-body localisation and quantum many-body scars. arxiv.org/abs/2603.26870 @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social 010
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Our work on the emergence of a 3D Majorana fermion in quantum Hall bilayers has just appeared in @physrevlett.bsky.social Nice to see the fuzzy sphere contributing to long-standing experiemental problems in FQHE journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... @leverhulme.ac.uk 041
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Entanglement reveals universal physics near criticality. But what about magic -- a key resource for quantum computation? In arxiv.org/abs/2602.15116 we introduce the “magic correlation length” that captures universal nonstabilizer correlations. @leverhulme.ac.uk 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Our realization of the free scalar conformal field theory in 3D has just come out in @physrevlett.bsky.social Thanks to our PhD student Joe Taylor and collaborator Ruihua Fan for this nice work. @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Our second New Year's arXiv preprint shows how a supersymmetric 3D conformal field theory can emerge at a quantum critical point on a fuzzy sphere. arxiv.org/abs/2512.25054 Thanks to Cristian Voinea and Wei Zhu's group for this collaboration. @leverhulme.ac.uk 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Our first contribution to the New Year's arXiv avalanche explores new regimes of thermalisation breakdown in gauge theories arxiv.org/abs/2512.23794 Many thanks to Quera Computing for their Rydberg atom quantum computer that made this work possible @leverhulme.ac.uk 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Great to see our new algorithm ScarFinder in @prxquantum.bsky.social with the accompanying feature article "Quantum scars unmasked" physics.aps.org/articles/v18... @leverhulme.ac.ukphysics.aps.orgQuantum Scars UnmaskedA new approach finds useful patterns called quantum scars in the complex dynamics of quantum many-body systems. 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Our first @physrevlett.bsky.social on noisy quantum many-body scars is now published online: journals.aps.org/prl/abstract... this is also our first PRL featuring End Matter @leverhulme.ac.uk 001
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Symmetry breaking governs equilibrium physics, while dynamical symmetry restoration shapes nonequilibrium phenomena like the quantum Mpemba effect. Our new preprint explores how long-range interactions tune the interplay between the two: arxiv.org/abs/2510.12875 @leverhulme.ac.uk 010
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Our recent @physrevb.bsky.social Letter and Editors' Suggestion demonstrates the ubiquity of the quantum Mpemba effect in many types of quantum systems. Thanks to our PhD student @tanmaybhore.bsky.social and @ucstonecenter.bsky.social collaborators. @leverhulme.ac.uk journals.aps.org/prb/abstract... 032
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Majorana fermion is an elusive particle that is its own antiparticle. We used the new technique of the "fuzzy sphere" to show how the Majoranas can emerge in a quantum Hall bilayer system tuned to criticality. @leverhulme.ac.uk arxiv.org/abs/2509.08036 031
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Looking forward to starting our 2-week program on quantum thermalization and its violations at the beautiful Instituto Principia (ICTP-SAIFR) in Sao Paulo! www.ictp-saifr.org/pqmbd2025/ @leverhulme.ac.uk 020
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Wonderful to be back at ICTP to present our recent results on 3D conformal field theories, just before a storm kicked in. @leverhulme.ac.uk indico.ictp.it/event/10855/... 010
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Our first fuzzy sphere paper is now available in @physrevx.bsky.social Thanks to our PhD student Cristian Voinea for these exciting results. journals.aps.org/prx/abstract... @leverhulme.ac.ukjournals.aps.orgRegularizing 3D Conformal Field Theories via Anyons on the Fuzzy SphereSimulations on a fuzzy sphere show that 3D Ising critical behavior persists even in fractional quantum Hall states, revealing a powerful method for studying conformal field theories amid topological o... 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 01/07/2025How do you get a free conformal field theory from a system of strongly interacting electrons? Our new fuzzy sphere paper by our PhD students, Joe and Cristian, gives one recipe. arxiv.org/abs/2506.22539 @leverhulme.ac.uk 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Our work on magic in scar states is now published in @physrevb.bsky.social journals.aps.org/prb/pdf/10.1... Thanks to our postdoc Andrew Hallam and PhD student Ryan Smith for doing all the heavy lifting on this one! @leverhulme.ac.uk 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 26/05/2025It was fun leading a discussion on quantum thermalization in Rydberg atom arrays earlier today at @esivienna.bsky.social 022
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Recently, the Mpemba effect -- hot water freezing faster than cold one -- has attracted much attention in quantum physics. In arxiv.org/abs/2505.17181 we argue that this effect is ubiquitous in a wide range of quantum systems and propose its simple diagnostic. @leverhulme.ac.uk 001
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 14/05/2025A lovely day to be in Garching for MPQ conference on quantum thermalization events.gwdg.de/event/879/ and to present some updates on recent mysteries of thermalization in Rydberg atom arrays. @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Quantum Many-Body Physics @ LeedsDr Jared Jeyaretnam ⚛️🧪 @jaredjeya.github.io · 18/04/2025Delighted to announce our paper has just been published in Communications Physics - where we elucidate the mechanism behind some intriguing phenomena in the strong-coupling limit of a 1D lattice gauge theory. @tanmaybhore.bsky.social @theoryleeds.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42... ⚛️🧪nature.comHilbert space fragmentation at the origin of disorder-free localization in the lattice Schwinger model - Communications PhysicsQuantum electrodynamics on a one-dimensional lattice can lead to the localization of charges, in contrast to the thermalizing dynamics ubiquitous in nature. In this work the authors identify the physi... 0123
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Meet ScarFinder -- our new algorithm for detecting initial conditions that defy thermalization in general chaotic models. arxiv.org/abs/2504.12383 @leverhulme.ac.uk 021
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 17/04/2025In our new preprint, we show that noisy quantum many-body scars can display a PT-symmetry breaking transition, explaining their unexpected robustness to dephasing. arxiv.org/abs/2504.12291 @leverhulme.ac.uk 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Our paper on STM spectra of fractional quantum Hall states in bilayer graphene is now available in @naturephysics.bsky.social Thanks to the Yazdani lab for these beautiful experiments and to @leverhulme.bsky.social for their support. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 011
Quantum Many-Body Physics @ Leeds @theoryleeds.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Our work on how entangled the non-Fermi liquids are is now published in @apsphysics.bsky.social PRB as the Editors' Suggestion. Thanks to Cristian Voinea for his hard work on this project and to @leverhulme.bsky.social for support. journals.aps.org/prb/pdf/10.1... 052
