Participating groups and their research interests
At the MPI-PKS:
- Finite Systems Division (Prof. JM Rost, Prof. U Saalmann)
-Semi-classical description of excitation and fragmentation of atoms, molecules and clusters
-Dynamics of ultra-cold gases and plasmas
-Interaction of matter with intense laser radiation
-Coherent diffractive imaging with novel Xray machines - Condensed Matter Division (Prof. R Moessner)
-Order, disorder and topology in condensed matter (magnetism, superconductivity, quantum Hall physics)
-Quantum information theory and entanglement
-Non-equilibrium quantum dynamics
-Numerical algorithm development - Complex Dynamics in Cold Gases (Dr. T Pohl)
-Excitation and Control of Cold Rydberg Gases
-Dynamics of ultracold neutral plasmas - Quantum Aggregates (Dr. A Eisfeld)
-Energy transfer in Photosynthesis
-Self-assembled molecular aggregates
-Stochastic Schrödinger equations for open systems
-Mixed quantum-classical methods
-Nano-electro-mechanical devices - Ultrashort Laser-Matter-Interaction (Dr. A Landsman)
-Strong field ionisation of atoms: analytic and numerical approaches
-Sources of intense ultra-short light from laser-plasma interaction
-High Harmonic Generation with spatially inhomogeneous laser fields
-Nanoplasmonics: interaction of intense light with condensed matter surfaces - Topology and Correlations in Condensed Matter (Dr. F Pollmann)
-Topological phases in one dimension
-Charge degrees of freedom on frustrated lattices
-Bound states and E8 symmetry effects in perturbed quantum Ising chains - Quantum Matter - Transport and Dynamics (Dr. J H Bardarson)
-Many-body localization
-Quantum dynamics in correlated systems
-Topological insulators and superconductors, Weyl semimetals, Majorana fermions
-Interplay between topology and Anderson transitions
At the TU Dresden:
- Computational Physics (Prof. R Ketzmerick)
-Quantum chaos for systems with a classically mixed phase space (regular and chaotic dynamics), application to mesoscopic systems
-Hamiltonian ratchets
-Fractals in quantum mechanics, Bloch electrons in magnetic fields
-Statistical physics of time-periodic quantum systems - Theoretical Quantum Optics (Prof. W Strunz)
-Open quantum systems and decoherence
-Non-Markovian quantum processes
-Counting statistics and quantum transport - Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics (Prof. R Schmidt, Dr. F Grossmann)
-Initial value representation of time-dependent semiclassical quantum dynamics
-Semiclassical description of many particle systems and nonclassical effects like tunneling and diffraction
-Inelastic transport of electrons through single molecules - Theoretical Solid State Physics (Prof. M Vojta)
-Quantum phase transitions
-Low-dimensional and frustrated magnets
-High-temperature superconductors
-Topological phases and topological order - Condensed Matter Theory (Prof. C Timm)
-Molecular electronics: electronic transport through single molecules and molecular thin films, in particular magnetic molecules
-Pnictides: properties of the magnetic parent compounds of these new high-Tc superconductors
-Diluted magnetic semiconductors: magnetism, electronic transport, and disorder - Materials Science and Nanotechnology (Prof. G Cuniberti)
-Bioelectronics: dissipative quantum transport in the presence of internal disorder, molecular vibrations and buffer solution
-Mesoscopic physics: contact effects, noise, spin injection, Andreev reflection, weak and strong localization, quantum Hall effect
-Molecular electronics: inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy, Coulomb blockade, coherent transport of charge and spin - Institute for Scientific Computing (Jun.-Prof. K Padberg-Gehle, Prof. A Voigt)
-Development of efficient simulation algorithms on highly parallel computing architectures
-Orbital-free DFT simulation using finite elements
-Phase field crystal modeling of polycrystalline materials: grain boundary pre-melting, domain growth, Hall-Petch effect
-Mesoscopic modeling of complex fluids: colloidal fluids, polymer solutions
-Computational methods for nonlinear dynamical systems, in particular set-oriented algorithms
-Numerical analysis of phase-space transport in classical dynamics
-Lagrangian particle transport in complex flows - Institute for Physical Chemistry (Prof. G Seifert)
-Development & application of density-functional based methods for calculations of geometric structure, electronic structure and dynamics of molecules, clusters and condensed systems
-Quantum molecular dynamics (QMD) for studies of dynamical processes
-Current density functional theory (CDFT) for calculations of NMR parameters, as chemical shifts
-Biomolecules concerning possibilities of a biological modification of biological materials
At the MPI-CPfS:
- Chemical Metals Science (Prof. J Grin)
-Gallides, aluminides, clathrates and clathrate-like intermetallic compounds
-Synthesis and characterisation of the compounds inclusive phase composition, phase equilibration and phase transitions
-Bonding analysis in the direct room
-Chemical aspects of physical phenomena
At the TU Chemnitz:
- Institute for Physics (Prof. M Schreiber)
-Anderson localization of electrons in amorphous materials
-Localization and diffusion in quasicrystals
-Theory of quantum transport in molecular systems such as molecular wires
-Classical and quantum modeling of transfer processes in chemical and biological systems
In Prague:
- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (Prof. P Jungwirth)
-Molecular simulations of ions at aqueous interfaces, including interactions of ions with proteins and membranes
-Chemistry of aqueous aerosols, structure and dynamics of solvated electrons - Institute of Chemical Technology (Dr. P Slavicek)
-Ab initio calculations in ground and excited states using quantum and classical molecular dynamics
-Photochemical processes and solvation dynamics in molecular clusters and van-der-Waals systems
At the Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Wrocław
- Division of Condensed Matter Theory
-Unconventional superconductivity and strongly correlated electrons
-Theory of phase transitions and magnetics
-Electronic structure
-Ultracold atoms in optical lattices