Altermagnetism and Unconventional Magnetic Orders in Quantum Materials

Overview

Altermagnetism has emerged as a truly interdisciplinary topic due to its many connections with interesting problems in condensed matter physics. Indeed, the various communities working on this topic include spintronics, strongly correlated electronic systems, topological matter, superconductivity, frustrated magnetism, and quantum criticality. Moreover, the many investigations on this problem have encompassed a broad range of techniques and methods involving computational physics (e.g., first-principles, dynamical mean-field theory), theoretical physics (e.g., microscopic models, phenomenology, spin-group theory), and experimental physics (e.g., spectroscopy, anomalous Hall effect, x-ray scattering). 

The Aspen Winter Conferences “Altermagnetism and Unconventional Magnetic Orders in Quantum Materials" brings together this vast and diverse community to find common ground and discuss the latest progress in the field, the open problems, ongoing challenges, and new research directions. In this regard, the conference theme will also include other recent advances in unconventional magnetism since the proposal of altermagnetism, particularly those involving non-collinear magnetic phases without spin-orbit coupling.

Conference Organizers

Riccardo Comin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Rafael M. Fernandes, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Karin Rabe, Rutgers University

Jeroen van den Brink, Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research