The Development of Majorana Modes in Condensed Matter Systems
October 14–16, 2026
A focused meeting on key milestones, with a tutorial for non‑experts and adjacent fields.
Majorana modes lie at the heart of contemporary condensed-matter physics, exhibiting non-Abelian exchange statistics; when protected by topology, they are robust against environmental perturbations. Here, “Majorana mode” is used broadly to include a localized zero-energy Majorana state (a Majorana zero mode) and chiral Majorana edge states with gapless dispersion crossing zero energy.
This three-day in-person workshop returns to fundamentals and open questions. It opens with a tutorial session on the afternoon of October 13 for non-experts and adjacent fields, and emphasizes rigorous theory–experiment dialogue, robust methodology, and concrete benchmarks for realizing and testing Majorana modes.
October 13, afternoon — Okochi Hall
The detailed timetable (talks, breaks, and events) will be posted here.
October 14–16, 2026
Tutorial: Afternoon of October 13
Okochi Hall, RIKEN Wako Campus, Japan
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
The hotel is conveniently located at Wako-shi Station and a 15-minute walking distance to the RIKEN main campus.
