QUEST Talk: Prof. Dr. Markus Greiner

Professor of Physics Harvard University, Cambrige, MA, USA

 

Wednesday, 13.02.2013, 15:30 h, Paschen-Bau

"Synthetic Quantum Matter under the Microscope"

Ultracold atoms in optical lattices enable experimenters to create and
study synthetic quantum matter, opening a window into the fascinating
world of many-body quantum physics. With quantum gas microscopy we are
now able to take the control of atoms in an optical lattice to the next
and ultimate level of high fidelity addressing, manipulation and readout
of single particles. I will present microscopic studies of strongly
correlated quantum matter and the first realization of quantum magnetism
in an optical lattice. This work opens a wide range of new possibilities
and brings the realization of exotic states of matter within
experimental reach.