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Quantum simulators can provide new insights into the complicated dynamics of quantum many-body systems far from equilibrium. A recent experiment reveals that underlying symmetries dictate the nature of universal scaling dynamics.

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Fig. 1: Universal dynamics for different ground-state symmetries.

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Prüfer, M. Symmetry matters. Nat. Phys. 20, 348–349 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02395-2

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