Quantum Magnetism in Systems with Long-range Interactions: Polar Molecules, Magnetic Atoms and Trapped Ions
Abstract
This theoretical proposal plans to investigate emergent non-equilibrium phenomena in systems of polar molecules, magnetic atoms, and trapped ions, all of them sharing the feature that they interact via long-range interactions. It plans to develop fundamental scientific understanding based on improved numerical techniques to push state-of-the-art experiments into the regime where they are able to create highly correlated quantum states and profit from the quantum advantage of these states for enhanced sensing and information processing. These investigations will set the stage for a new generation of ``synthetic quantum materials with applications ranging from precision sensing and navigation to quantum communication and quantum information science. In order to accomplish these goals the PI plans to closely collaborate with experimental groups which have demonstrated increasing capability to carefully engineer, control, and probe these systems. It is instructive to place the the scope of this research effort in the context of quantum simulation. First, theory will guide experiments in regimes where theoretical predictions can be made and used to benchmark experiments. Next, experiments will be done in regimes whose dynamics is inaccessible to current theoretical methods, and finally, those experiments will push and enable the development of new methods capable of reproducing the observed dynamics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 03, 2020
- Source ID
- W911NF1910210
Entities
People
- Ana María Rey
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of Colorado Boulder