At extremely low temperatures, clouds of bosonic atoms form what is known as a Bose-Einstein condensate. Recently, it has become clear that many different types of condensates -- so called fragmented condensates -- exist. In order to tell whether fragmentation occurs or not, it is necessary to solve the full many-body Schrodinger equation, a task that remained elusive for experimentally relevant conditions for many years. In this thesis the first numerically exact solutions of the time-dependent many-body Schrodinger equation for a bosonic Josephson junction are provided and compared to...
At extremely low temperatures, clouds of bosonic atoms form what is known as a Bose-Einstein condensate. Recently, it has become clear that many di...
This book details a method used to embed nanoparticle arrays into the substrate, which is developed and used to design robust, re-usable biosensor platforms and nanoscale patterns of biomimetic lipid bilayer membranes.
This book details a method used to embed nanoparticle arrays into the substrate, which is developed and used to design robust, re-usable biosensor pla...
This remarkable volume showcases the latest advances in a rapidly growing field of research. The author's treatment of ultracold quantum gases of bosonic and fermionic atoms in optical lattices includes new insights into the nature of ultracold quantum matter.
This remarkable volume showcases the latest advances in a rapidly growing field of research. The author's treatment of ultracold quantum gases of boso...
This book investigates the effects of the radiation-pressure force of light on macroscopic mechanical structures. Includes detailed descriptions of several novel experiments.
This book investigates the effects of the radiation-pressure force of light on macroscopic mechanical structures. Includes detailed descriptions of s...
This thesis shows how a combination of analytic and numerical techniques, such as a time dependent and finite temperature Density Matrix Renormalization Group (DMRG) technique, can be used to obtain the physical properties of low dimensional quantum magnets with an unprecedented level of accuracy. A comparison between the theory and experiment then enables these systems to be used as quantum simulators; for example, to test various generic properties of low dimensional systems such as Luttinger liquid physics, the paradigm of one dimensional interacting quantum systems. Application of these...
This thesis shows how a combination of analytic and numerical techniques, such as a time dependent and finite temperature Density Matrix Renormalizati...
Cosmic rays consist of elementary particles with enormous energy which originate from outside our solar system and constantly hit the Earth's atmosphere. Digital radio-antenna arrays offer a promising, complementary measurement method for high-energy cosmic rays.
Cosmic rays consist of elementary particles with enormous energy which originate from outside our solar system and constantly hit the Earth's atmosphe...
The work described in this book originates from a major effort to develop a fundamental theory of the glass and the jamming transitions.
The first chapters guide the reader through the phenomenology of supercooled liquids and structural glasses and provide the tools to analyze the most frequently used models able to predict the complex behavior of such systems. A fundamental outcome is a detailed theoretical derivation of an effective thermodynamic potential, along with the study of anomalous vibrational properties of sphere systems. The interested reader can find in these...
The work described in this book originates from a major effort to develop a fundamental theory of the glass and the jamming transitions.
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) describes the interactions between elementary quarks and gluons as they compose the nucleons at the heart of atomic structure. The interactions give rise to complexity that can only be examined via numerical simulations on supercomputers. This work provides an introduction to the numerical simulations of lattice QCD and establishes new formalisms relevant to understanding the structure of nucleons and their excited states.
The research opens with an examination of the non-trivial QCD vacuum and the emergence of “centre domains.” The focus then...
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) describes the interactions between elementary quarks and gluons as they compose the nucleons at the heart of atomic st...
This book provides extensive and novel insights into transport phenomena in MnSi, paving the way for applying the topology and chirality of spin textures to the development of spintronics devices. In particular, it describes in detail the key measurements, e.g. magnetoresistance and nonlinear electronic transport, and multiple material-fabrication techniques based on molecular beam epitaxy, ion-beam microfabrication and micromagnetic simulation.
The book also reviews key aspects of B20-type MnSi chiral magnets, which host magnetic skyrmions, nanoscale objects formed by helical...
This book provides extensive and novel insights into transport phenomena in MnSi, paving the way for applying the topology and chirality of spin te...
