GRK 1729:  Fundamentals and Applications of Ultra-cold Matter

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: from 2012 to 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 180420535

The Research Training Group will thematically focus on both fundamental properties and applications of ultra-cold matter, joining the effort of a unique multi-disciplinary combination of theorists and experimentalists in atomic and molecular physics, quantum optics, condensed-matter physics and metrology. The Research Training Group will investigate fundamental properties of quantum gases, with a particular interest in novel research directions as ultra-cold polar molecules, quantum degenerate alkaline-earth gases, non-classical states of matter and strongly-correlated atomic gases. The programme will also place special emphasis on the applications of ultra-cold matter, including atom interferometry, atomic sensors and atomic clocks. The central goal of the Research Training Group is to provide our PhD students with a deep understanding and broad overview of the area of cold matter while simultaneously involving them early in challenging forefront research. We aim at providing an excellent internationally competitive training combining well-designed courses and highly-motivating lectures by international visitors with innovative supervision and training concepts.

• DFG Programme: Research Training Groups
• Applicant Institution: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Participating Institution: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
• Spokesperson: Professor Dr. Luis Santos
• Participating Researchers: Professor Dr. Wolfgang Ertmer; Professor Dr. Carsten Klempt; Privatdozent Dr. Christian Lisdat; Professorin Dr. Silke Ospelkaus; Professor Dr. Ernst Maria Rasel; Professor Dr. Fritz Riehle; Dr. Uwe Sterr; Professor Dr. Teimuraz Vekua