Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic
properties of quantum materials is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on photoinduced …

An overview of both experimental and theoretical results in the field of resonant scattering of
tunable soft and hard x-ray radiation is presented, with a main focus on the closely related …

The presence of different electronic orders other than superconductivity populating the
phase diagram of cuprates suggests that they might be the key to disclose the mysteries of …

Ultrafast optical pulses are an increasingly important tool for controlling quantum materials
and triggering novel photo-induced phase transitions. Understanding these dynamic …

Copper oxide high-TC superconductors possess a number of exotic orders that coexist with
or are proximal to superconductivity. Quantum fluctuations associated with these orders may …

Engineering novel states of matter with light is at the forefront of materials research. An
intensely studied direction is to realize broken-symmetry phases that are “hidden” under …

Quantum phase transitions play an important role in shaping the phase diagram of high-
temperature cuprate superconductors. These cuprates possess intertwined orders which …

A field theory approach for the nonequilibrium relaxation dynamics in open systems at late
times is developed. In the absence of conservation laws, all excitations are subject to …

Upon excitation by a laser pulse, broken-symmetry phases of a wide variety of solids
demonstrate similar order parameter dynamics characterized by a dramatic slowing down of …

Characterizing and controlling entanglement in quantum materials is crucial for the
development of next-generation quantum technologies. However, defining a quantifiable …