Ultracold Quantum Matter

Scientific organizers:
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Axel Pelster (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany) and Prof. Dr. Carlos A. R. Sá de Melo (Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, USA)

August 10 - 16, 2025, Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany
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Since the first Bose-Einstein condensate of ultracold atomic gases was realized experimentally in 1995, the emerging research field of ultracold quantum gases has been extremely active and has expanded in many different directions. In particular, new areas of research are forming at the borderlines between atomic and molecular physics, quantum optics, and condensed matter physics.
The main goal of the school is to provide a solid introduction to the field of ultracold quantum gases, which will be delivered by internationally recognized experts of the field.

1) Dipolar Systems: 2+2 talks

• Kang-Kuen Ni (Harvard, USA): Experiment
  Dipolar interactions of molecules in tweezers/ Quantum many-body physics with dipolar interactions
• Luis Santos (Hannover, Germany): Theory
  Dipolar gases: from supersolids to lattice models

2) BEC-BCS Crossover: 2+2 talks

• Chris Vale (Melbourne, Australia): Experiment
  Probing dynamics and correlations in ultracold Fermi gases
• Hadrien Kurkjian (Toulouse, France): Theory
  Collective modes of Fermi gases from the normal to the superfluid phase

3) Topology: 2+2 talks

• Sylvain Nascimbene (Paris, France): Experiment
  Engineering topological quantum matter in ultracold atomic gases
• Patrick Öhberg (Edinburgh, UK): Theory
  The role of topology in Nature – From the Standard Model to Condensed Matter physics

4) Quantum Fluids of Light: 2+2 talks

• David Snoke (Pittsburgh, USA): Experiment
  Design and characterization of polariton microcavities
  Crossovers: Polariton BEC to lasing, and equilibrium to nonequilibrium BEC
• Michiel Wouters (Antwerp, Belgium): Theory
  TBA

5) Cavity Optomechanics: 2+2 talks

• Uros Delic (Vienna, Austria): Experiment
  Cavity optomechanics with polarizable particles: From atoms to dielectric objects
  Collective optomechanics with optically trapped atoms and silica nanoparticles
• Clara Wanjura (Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany): Theory
  Theory of cavity optomechanics
  Engineering sound and light - From non-reciprocity to non-Hermitian topology

More information coming soon...

FEES: 200 € full board and lodging (for DPG* members 100 € )
* The German Physical Society (DPG)

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