* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Download Theory of quantum light and matter Research supervisor Prof. Paul Eastham
Measurement in quantum mechanics wikipedia , lookup
Path integral formulation wikipedia , lookup
Density matrix wikipedia , lookup
Topological quantum field theory wikipedia , lookup
Matter wave wikipedia , lookup
Bell test experiments wikipedia , lookup
Relativistic quantum mechanics wikipedia , lookup
Scalar field theory wikipedia , lookup
Quantum electrodynamics wikipedia , lookup
Particle in a box wikipedia , lookup
Delayed choice quantum eraser wikipedia , lookup
Quantum dot wikipedia , lookup
Double-slit experiment wikipedia , lookup
Theoretical and experimental justification for the Schrödinger equation wikipedia , lookup
Renormalization wikipedia , lookup
Quantum entanglement wikipedia , lookup
Coherent states wikipedia , lookup
Quantum field theory wikipedia , lookup
Bell's theorem wikipedia , lookup
Hydrogen atom wikipedia , lookup
Quantum fiction wikipedia , lookup
Copenhagen interpretation wikipedia , lookup
Quantum computing wikipedia , lookup
Orchestrated objective reduction wikipedia , lookup
Wave–particle duality wikipedia , lookup
Many-worlds interpretation wikipedia , lookup
Quantum group wikipedia , lookup
Renormalization group wikipedia , lookup
Quantum machine learning wikipedia , lookup
EPR paradox wikipedia , lookup
Interpretations of quantum mechanics wikipedia , lookup
Symmetry in quantum mechanics wikipedia , lookup
Quantum teleportation wikipedia , lookup
Quantum key distribution wikipedia , lookup
Quantum state wikipedia , lookup
History of quantum field theory wikipedia , lookup
Canonical quantization wikipedia , lookup
Research project in Research project in Photonics Theoretical & Computational Solid State Theory of quantum light and matter Research supervisor: Prof. Paul Eastham Advances in the areas of condensed matter, atomic physics, and optics, are uncovering new types of cooperative behaviour for electrons and photons. Examples are (a)the formation of new ordered states such as Bose-Einstein condensates; (b)the occurrence of exotic optical properties in photonic materials and structures; and (c)the disappearance of quantum coherence in complex systems such as solids. Understanding these effects teaches us how the deceptively simple laws of quantum mechanics generate a vast variety of electrical and optical properties, and leads to the creation of new technologies such as quantum computers. My group makes theories to predict, describe, and understand these phenomena. We build and solve models, often in the form of quantum field theories, and work closely with experimentalists and theorists across the world- and we need students to join us, for projects on : • “Can a single qubit be a refrigerator? Backaction and quantum state control of excitons” • “Bose-Einstein condensation of polaritons in exotic geometries and topologies“ • "Orbital angular momentum, information capacity, and symmetry in optical systems" Bose-Einstein condensation of polaritons in a semiconductor microcavity. Several thousand particles “condense” into a single wavefunction to generate these oscillations. From Tosi et al., “Sculpting oscillators with light within a nonlinear quantum fluid”, Nature Physics 8, 190 (2012). Funding Applicants should apply for funding from the following sources: TCD PG Scholarship and School of Physics Studentship schemes. Contact details [email protected] Room no Lloyd 2.34 tel. +353 1 896 8456 For more information Drop me an email to arrange an informal discussion. © School of Physics, TCD, 2014