Theory

We seek to understand how the world works at the small scale. Quantum mechanics is the fascinating field that studies how nature works on the nano- and microscales. Several questions are still under investigation: What is the nature of the transition between the quantum mechanical laws and those of ordinary classical mechanics that large systems obey? How can one use the stronger coherences that arise in quantum systems to make possible more precise measurements or quicker computations?

Our group conducts research on atomic, molecular, and optical physics, the foundations of quantum mechanics, photonic band gap and meta materials, quantum information theory, quantum complexity theory, quantum error correction, quantum optics, optical quantum computing, quantum sensors, quantum imaging, and relativistic quantum information theory.

Contact:
Prof. Cristiano Ciuti: http://www.mpq.univ-paris7.fr/spip.php?article284&lang=en
Short description:
http://www.mpq.univ-paris-diderot.fr/spip.php?rubrique146&lang=en

Research areas include: Quantum circuits & nanomechanics, Complex Quantum Systems, Fullerene Theory, Quantum electronics and ultracold atoms, Physics of Non-Equilibrium, Many-Body Quantum Physics and Quantum Simulation with atoms and molecules, Statistical Models of Complex Systems, Granular and Fluid Dynamics, Modelling THz electronics (with e2v).

QW ("Q-Dub") is a Quantum Computing Theory Group at University of Washington. This group studies many aspects of quantum computing, from ideas about how to build a quantum computer, to the quantum algorithms that will run on these future devices, as well as the greater implications that this intersection of physics and computer science has for both subjects.