Frustration, i.e., the intertwining of competing physical state formation tendencies, is a ubiquitous theme in contemporary condensed matter physics. While certain domains such as frustrated magnetism are more established than others, the perspective of frustration applied to correlated electron systems promises to deepen and elevate understanding of a broad set of principles such as competing orders, quantum state entanglement, and criticality. While a Mott state is often rather canonically reconciled from the viewpoint of frustration, itinerant electron systems can likewise exhibit similar features that are intimately connected to the symmetry and topology of a metal or band insulator. Our ICTS workshop “Frustrated Metals and Insulators” aims at bringing together a diverse community of condensed matter researchers to push the state of the art and extend understanding towards a synergetic foundation of frustration phenomena in metals as well as insulators. The workshop intends to faci...
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