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
- Computational Quantum Many-Body Physics (Dr. D Luitz)
- Tensor network methods for frustrated magnets in higher dimensions
- Dynamical phenomena in quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium
- Open quantum many-body systems
- Many-body localization and nonequilibrium phase transitions
- Quantum Many-Body Systems (Dr. A Nielsen)
- Strongly-correlated quantum many-body systems
- Fractional quantum Hall physics in lattice systems
- Dynamics in Correlated Quantum Matter (Dr. M Heyl)
- Quantum dynamics
- Exotic nonequilibrium phases and order
- Quantum information concepts in quantum matter
- Artificial neural networks for quantum many-body systems
- Fractionalization and Topology in Quantum Matter (Dr. 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
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
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, Wroclaw:
- Division of Condensed Matter Theory (Prof. J Sznajd, Dr. T Zaleski)
- Unconventional superconductivity and strongly correlated electrons
- Theory of phase transitions and magnetism
- Electronic structure
- Ultracold atoms in optical lattices
At the University of Wroclaw:
- 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