Vortrag 19.11.2018

Sprecher: Immanuel Bloch
Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik & Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München

Titel: Realizing Feynman's Dream of a Quantum Simulator

Inhalt:
More than 30 years ago, Richard Feynman outlined his vision of a quantum simulator for carrying out
complex calculations on physical problems. Today, his dream is a reality in laboratories around the
world. This has become possible by using complex experimental setups of thousands of optical
elements, which allow atoms to be cooled to Nanokelvin temperatures, where they almost come to
rest. The atoms can then be trapped and manipulated in arrays of millions of microscopic light traps.
Such light crystals allow an unprecedented view into the microscopic world of quantum materials and
enable the currently most precise atomic clocks, fundamental to next-generation timing and
navigation. In this public lecture, I will explain how such quantum simulators are realized at the
lowest temperatures known, and highlight their applications, which range from condensed-matter
physics and statistical physics to table-top high-energy physics.