Participating groups and their research interests

At the MPI-PKS:

  • Finite Systems Division  (Prof. JM Rost, Prof. U Saalmann)
    • Semi-classical description of excitation and fragmentation of atoms, molecules and clusters 
    • Dynamics of ultra-cold gases and plasmas 
    • Interaction of matter with intense laser radiation 
    • Coherent diffractive imaging with novel Xray machines
    • Quantum information theory and entanglement 
       
  •  Condensed Matter Division (Prof. R Moessner)
    • Order, disorder and topology in condensed matter (magnetism, superconductivity, quantum Hall physics)
    • Numerical algorithm development
    • Non-equilibrium quantum dynamics 
       
  • Quantum Aggregates (Dr. A Eisfeld)
    • Energy transfer in Photosynthesis 
    • Self-assembled molecular aggregates 
    • Stochastic Schrödinger equations for open systems 
    • Mixed quantum-classical methods 
    • Nano-electro-mechanical devices
       
  • Correlations and Transport in Rydberg Matter (Dr. M Eiles)
    • Transport, localization, and correlation in interacting Rydberg atoms and molecules 
    • Quantum scar states in single-particle and many-body systems 
    • External control and manipulation of Rydberg molecules
       
  •  Quantum Many-Body Systems (Dr. A Nielsen) 
    • Strongly-correlated quantum many-body systems
    • Fractional quantum Hall physics in lattice systems
       
  •  Fractionalization and Topology in Quantum Matter (Prof. I Sodemann) 
    • Fractional quantum Hall systems
    • Graphene and topological insulators
    • Unconventional spin and charge transport
       
  • Correlations and Topology (Dr. AM Cook)
    • Martingale topological phases of matter
    • Three-dimensional topological Skyrmion phases of matter
    • Generalized superexchange theory of anions with non-negligible spin-orbit coupling
       
  • Strongly Correlated Light-Matter Systems  (Dr. F Piazza) 
    • Out-of-equilibrium quantum field theory
    • Dynamical phase transitions and novel phases in photon-atom plasmas
       
  • Nonequilibrium Quantum Dynamics (Dr. M Bukov)
    • Nonequilibrium dynamics
    • Quantum engineering
    • Equilibration and thermalization of nonequilibrium quantum systems
    • Control and manipulation of nonequilibrium quantum many-body states
    • Machine learning techniques in quantum many-body dynamics
       
  •  Superconductivity and Magnetic Correlations (Dr. A Wietek) 
    • Strongly correlated superconductors
    • Frustrated magnetism
    • Exotic states of matter
    • Quantum spin liquids
    • Thermal transport
    • Tensor network algorithms
    • High-performance computing for quantum many-body systems
       
  • Dynamics of Quantum Information (Dr. P Claeys)
    • Entanglement dynamics in hybrid quantum circuits
    • Exactly solvable models of chaotic quantum many-body dynamics
    • Geometric probes of chaos and nonergodicity in quantum circuits
    • Quantum control algorithms for noisy quantum computers

At the IFW Dresden:

  •  Experimental Physics (Prof. B Büchner)
    • Strongly correlated electron systems
    • Unconventional superconductivity and magnetism including iron based superconductors and high Tc cuprates
    • Novel materials: transition metal oxides, lanthanides, molecular nanostructures and molecular magnets

At the TU Dresden:

  • Theoretical Chemistry (Prof. T Heine)
    • DFT Method Development
    • Metal-organic frameworks
    • Proton transfer reactions in soft matter
    • Ultrathin materials
    • Hydrogen storage in graphene-based nanostructures
    • Molybdenum disulfide monolayers and nanotubes
       
  •  Computational Physics (Prof. R Ketzmerick, Prof. A Bäcker)
    • Quantum signatures of regular and chaotic dynamics
    • Chaos in higher-dimensional systems
    • Structure  of eigenfunctions in open systems
    • Tunneling in systems  with a mixed phase space
       
  • Quantum Many-Body Theory (Prof. JC Budich)
    • Topological phases of quantum matter
    • Non-equilibrium dynamics and dissipation in quantum many-body systems
    • Ultracold atomic gases
    • Strongly correlated systems
       
  • Theoretical Quantum Optics (Prof. W Strunz)
    • Open quantum systems and decoherence
    • Non-Markovian quantum processes 
    • Counting statistics and quantum transport
       
  • Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics (Prof. R Schmidt, Prof. F Großmann) 
    • Initial value representation of time-dependent semiclassical quantum dynamics
    • Semiclassical description  of decoherence and dissipation in open quantum systems
    • Atoms, molecules and electrons in solids under the influence of extreme laser fields
       
  • Materials Science and Nanotechnology (Prof. G Cuniberti) 
    • Bioelectronics: dissipative quantum transport in the presence of internal disorder, molecular vibrations and buffer solution 
    • Mesoscopic physics: contact effects, noise, spin injection, Andreev reflection, weak and strong localization, quantum Hall effect 
    • Molecular electronics: inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy, Coulomb blockade, coherent transport of charge and spin
       
  • Correlated Electrons and Topology (Jun. Prof. HH Tu)
    • Tensor network states for quantum many-body systems
    • Topological phases of matter
    • Conformal field theories
       
  • Collective Dynamics (Dr. M Haque)
    • Dynamics of Quantum Gases
    • Thermalization of isolated quantum systems
    • Open-system dynamics and non-hermitian spectra

 At the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Prague:

  • Computational Chemistry (Prof. P Jungwirth)
    • Molecular simulations of ions at aqueous interfaces, including interactions of ions with proteins and membranes  
    • Chemistry of aqueous aerosols, structure and dynamics of solvated electrons

At the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague:

  • Theoretical Photodynamics (Prof. P Slavicek)
    • Theoretical spectroscopy and dynamics in the condensed phase
    • Ab initio classical and quantum simulations of photoinduced processes
    • Electron transfer processes in chemistry
    • Nuclear quantum effects

At the Charles University, Prague:

  • Quantum Chemistry (Prof. O Marsalek)
    • Ab initio molecular dynamics of liquid solutions
    • Nuclear quantum effects and path integral molecular dynamics methodology
    • Hydrogen bonding and charge defects in the condensed phase
    • Modelling time-resolved vibrational spectroscopy

At the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Wrocław:

At the University of Wrocław:

  • Elementary Particle Theory (Prof. D Blaschke, Prof. A Sedrakian)
    • The physics of ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions
    • The physics of compact stars and supernovae
    • Kinetics of particle production in strong fields
    • Relativistic hydrodynamics and transport in complex systems
       
  • Superconductivity/ Superfluidity in strongly correlated systems (Prof. D Blaschke, Prof. A Sedrakian)
    • Mott transition and BEC/BCS crossover

At the Wrocław University of Science and Technology:

  • Theoretical Physics (Dr. P Surówka)
    • Effective field theory
    • Hydrodynamics and transport in semi-metals
    • Active matter and odd elasticity