Faculty of Science

Centre for the Mathematics and Theoretical Physics of Quantum Non-Equilibrium Systems (CQNE)

Mission

The CQNE at the University of Nottingham serves as a focal point for fundamental and theoretical research on the properties, dynamics, and control of complex quantum systems. Its mission is to foster knowledge exchange across disciplines and to support joint activities such as seminars, workshops, international conferences, and specialised postgraduate training. The Centre is open to academic members of the University of Nottingham conducting research in related areas.

The CQNE is a joint initiative between the Schools of Mathematical Sciences and Physics & Astronomy that combines our expertise on the theoretical physics and mathematics of far-from-equilibrium quantum systems, with applications in quantum information, quantum metrology, condensed matter and hybrid systems.

PhD Opportunities

We regularly offer PhD projects jointly supervised by members of the Centre.  For enquires please email us.

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Members

 

Mathematical Sciences

  • Madalin Guta (CQNE Codirector)
  • Gerardo Adesso
  • Silke Weinfurtner

Physics & Astronomy

  • Kay Brandner (CQNE Codirector)
  • Andrew Armour
  • Adam Gammon-Smith
  • Juan P. Garrahan
  • Igor Lesanovsky
  • Weibin Li
  • Stephen Powell
 

Full List of Academics, Postdocs and Students

Events 

 

6th Nottingham Workshop on Quantum Non-Equilibrium Dynamics

Date
24 - 26 September 2025
Location:
Jubilee Hotel & Conferences

Full List of Events

Research Highlights

 
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Continuous sensing and parameter estimation with the boundary time crystal

Albert Cabot, Federico Carollo,
Igor Lesanovsky

Phys. Rev. Lett. 132 050801 (2024)

Selected for the Physical Review Letters collection of the year 2024, for details click here

Ergodicity breaking from Rydberg clusters in a driven-dissipative many-­body system

Dongsheng Ding, Zhengyang Bai, Zongkai Liu, Baosen Shi, Guangcan Guo, Weibin Li,
C. Stuart Adams

Sci. Adv. 10 eadl5893 (2024)

Exact quench dynamics of the Floquet quantum East model at the deterministic point

Bruno Bertini, Cecilia De Fazio, Juan P. Garrahan, Katja Klobas

Phys. Rev. Lett. 132 120402 (2024)

 

Full List of Research Highlights

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