Exploring Many-body Quantum Chemistry with Molecular Bose-Einstein Condensates
Abstract
A milestone in molecular physics research, Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of molecules, is recently accomplished. In a molecular BEC, all molecules are prepared in an identical quantum state and act in unison as a single macroscopic molecule. In this regime, chemistry is conjectured to take on new forms, dubbed "quantum super-chemistry”, where quantum statistics and quantum coherence play a dominant role. This proposal describes an exploratory research program to investigate chemical reactions in the quantum many-body regime.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 21, 2022
- Source ID
- FA95502110447XX0
Entities
People
- Cheng Chin
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of Chicago