Many Body Physics

Nonlinear behavior is by no means a negative thing. Ubiquitous in nature, it can be found in the response of climate to warming, in the dynamics of the solar wind, and in the spread of pandemics. In this episode, Tommaso Alberti invites everybody to marvel at the beauty of nonlinearities in nature - and to better understand them mathematically. As a theoretical physicist based in Rome, Tommaso works on formulas and algorithms to better identify and characterize nonlinear processes. He...

Light-matter interaction plays a part in many areas of physics from macroscopic stars to the microscopic quantum world. This episode is devoted to the fascinating interactions that occur when a few particles of light (photons) couple to tiny fragments of matter (quantum dots). Martin Hayhurst Appel, PhD candidate in Copenhagen, explores how the strange light-matter interaction can be used to transport quantum information. Will such photonic quantum devices help build better quantum computers...

Here comes the second part of our quantum simulation special: Helene Hainzer (IQOQI Innsbruck) shares with us how to plan and set up a new quantum experiment, what two-dimensional crystals are, and how to use them to perform an analog quantum simulation. We talk about the prospects of quantum simulation and the curiosity-driven side of fundamental sciences, the coolest moment in life, and artistic passions. Find out more about Leni's work here: https://quantumoptics.at/en/ and...

Some of the most exotic materials found in the last decades still defy an explanation for their unusual properties, including high-temperature superconductors, materials which can conduct electricity without loss and the need to cool to close to absolute zero. In this episode, Fabian Grusdt explains how he tries to find an explanation for these counter-intuitive properties using analogue quantum computers, a type of quantum computer adapted to solving hard problems in material science not...

How can we use the laws of quantum physics to build more precise measurement devices? Apart from this question, Asier Piñeiro Orioli and Alexander Schuckert, also discuss about their experiences as young researchers in quantum science, how taking risks is elementary to progress and why it is crucial to work with friends rather than colleagues. The topics discussed include: 0:00 - Introduction and background. 7:17 - The (quantum) science of measuring things precisely. 13:53 - How to create...