Interactions between Cold Atoms and Nanostructures (C10#)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: from 2011 to 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 5486344

We aim to study hybrid quantum systems with high performance computer simulations. Specifically we will address two unresolved problems: the theoretical description of two-way coupling between cold atoms and solid devices, and the development of a finite temperature description of cold atoms which dynamically describes transitions to quantum states. In addressing these issues we will learn how control decoherence in hybrid systems and explore possibilities for new technology based on dynamic cooperation between quantum gases and nanostructures. We will also develop new theoretical tools for dealing with phase transitions to quantum states.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 21: Control of Quantum Correlations in Tailored Matter: Common Perspectives of Mesoscopic Systems and Quantum Gases
• Applicant Institution: Universität Stuttgart
• Co-Applicant Institution: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Thomas Judd