From few to many: ultracold atoms in reduced dimensions (C02)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: from 2016 to 2024
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 273811115

The relation between few- and many-body dynamics in an isolated quantum system opens up a new path toward understanding the strongly interacting regime. Our project aims to realize a homogeneous two-dimensional Fermi gas of ultracold lithium atoms and to explore the correlations between particles, in order to reveal the phase structure of the many-body system. In a joint experiment-theory effort we will study pairing fluctuations near the superfluid phase transition, and how they affect the universal transport properties of quantum fluids.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1225: Isolated quantum systems and universality in extreme conditions (ISOQUANT)
• Applicant Institution: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Tilman Enss; Professor Dr. Selim Jochim