Strongly driven nanomechanical systems: classical and quantum (C02)

• Subject Area: Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 425217212

We will study the dynamics of mechanical oscillators coupled to each other and to microscopic quantum spins. We will investigate the question how classical dynamics and fluctuations can mimic a quantum system or influence the dissipative nonlinear dynamics in order to establish nanomechanical systems as simulators of quantum effects. In the quantum-classical crossover regime, we will investigate quantum concepts in the presence of classical noise and/or driving. We plan to establish hybrid mechanical systems in the fully quantum regime as simulators of coupled spins or resonators. Research will be done in close interaction with experimentalists in the CRC.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1432: Fluctuations and Nonlinearities in Classical and Quantum Matter beyond Equilibrium
• Applicant Institution: Universität Konstanz
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Wolfgang Belzig; Professor Dr. Guido Burkard