Quantum Many-Body Physics of Ultracold Molecules in Optical Lattices
Quantum Many-Body Physics of Ultracold Molecules in Optical Lattices: Models and Simulation Methods
Springer | Physics | April 20 2015 | ISBN-10: 3319142518 | 374 pages | pdf | 6.97 mb
Springer | Physics | April 20 2015 | ISBN-10: 3319142518 | 374 pages | pdf | 6.97 mb
by Michael L. Wall (Author)
From the Back Cover
This thesis investigates ultracold molecules as a resource for novel quantum many-body physics, in particular by utilizing their rich internal structure and strong, long-range dipole-dipole interactions. In addition, numerical methods based on matrix product states are analyzed in detail, and general algorithms for investigating the static and dynamic properties of essentially arbitrary one-dimensional quantum many-body systems are put forth. Finally, this thesis covers open-source implementations of matrix product state algorithms, as well as educational material designed to aid in the use of understanding such methods.
About the Author
Michael Wall performed research for his thesis at the Colorado School of Mines, USA. He has since received the Nicholas Metropolis award for outstanding doctoral thesis work in computational physics and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at NIST NRC.
Topics
Quantum Gases and Condensates
Numerical and Computational Physics
Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction