Quantum Simulation of Optical Conductivity
Abstract
The electrical conductivity is one of the most useful properties of materials, especially in advanced technologies, and yet is notoriously difficult to calculate. At the microscopic level, the transport of electrons through a crystalline solid describes out of equilibrium dynamics of quantum degenerate particles that interact with each other and with their environment. Furthermore, interacting electrons have complex wave functions because of their fermionic nature. Microscopic electron dynamics are also challenging to capture in the laboratory, because the inherent timescales for the dynamics are fast (femtosecond scale), and inherent length scales are small (sub nanometer).
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 14, 2022
- Source ID
- FA95501910365
Entities
People
- Joseph H. Thywissen
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Toronto