Theory Group on Ultracold Atomic and Molecular Systems
At the beginning of the new year the group is going to move
to the newly founded Centre for Optical Quantum Technologies of the University of Hamburg.
We are therefore announcing PhD and Postdoc positions in theoretical physics (see pdf for details).
to the newly founded Centre for Optical Quantum Technologies of the University of Hamburg.
We are therefore announcing PhD and Postdoc positions in theoretical physics (see pdf for details).
Ultracold quantum gases and in particular Bose-Einstein condensates opened up the exploration of quantum phenomena in the regime between the micro- and macrocosmos. The past five to ten years have seen enormous progress with respect to our knowledge on the properties and phenomena in condensed atomic clouds. The existing technologies and perspectives to coherently control and process ultracold matter waves manifest themselves in a diversity of areas such as atom optics, quantum information processing, ultracold Rydberg gases and many more.
Our theory group focuses on several aspects of ultracold atomic and molecular systems which have received major attention during the past years and introduce additional flexibility and diversity to the area of ultracold physics in general. Specifically this covers the investigation of
- Ultracold scattering in confined geometries to design new properties of quantum gases
- Properties of ultracold few-boson systems as opposed to infinitely large ensembles with emphasis on the interplay of interactions and the mesoscopic environment
- Ultracold Rydberg atoms and their manipulation to predict new interacting ensembles including their interaction with matter waves
- Ultracold molecules: Their synthesis and behaviour in electric fields
- Matter wave billiards as nonlinear dynamical workhorses and prototype systems for nonequilibrium processes
See also the Theory Group on Matter in External Fields