Tilman Esslinger: Katalogdaten im Frühjahrssemester 2012

NameHerr Prof. Dr. Tilman Esslinger
LehrgebietQuanten-Optik
Adresse
Institut für Quantenelektronik
ETH Zürich, HPF D 4
Otto-Stern-Weg 1
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 633 23 40
E-Mailesslinger@ethz.ch
DepartementPhysik
BeziehungOrdentlicher Professor

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
402-0101-00LThe Zurich Physics Colloquium Information 0 KP1KG. Blatter, C. Anastasiou, B. Batlogg, N. Beisert, M. Carollo, M. Christandl, C. Degen, G. Dissertori, R. J. Douglas, K. Ensslin, T. Esslinger, J. Faist, M. Gaberdiel, A. Gehrmann-De Ridder, G. M. Graf, J. Home, A. Imamoglu, P. Jetzer, S. Johnson, U. Keller, K. S. Kirch, S. Lilly, L. M. Mayer, J. Mesot, M. R. Meyer, B. Moore, F. Pauss, D. Pescia, A. Refregier, R. Renner, A. Rubbia, T. C. Schulthess, U. Seljak, M. Sigrist, M. Troyer, E. H. Türeci, J. F. van der Veen, A. Vaterlaus, R. Wallny, W. Wegscheider, D. Wyler, A. Zheludev
KurzbeschreibungForschungskolloquium
Lernziel
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesVorträge evtl. auch auf Deutsch
402-0484-00LFrom Bose-Einstein Condensation to Synthetic Quantum Many-Body Systems6 KP2V + 1UT. Esslinger
KurzbeschreibungThe ability to cool dilute gases to nano-Kelvin temperatures provides a unique access to macroscopic quantum phenomena such as Bose-Einstein condensation. This lecture will give an introduction to this dynamic field and insight into the current state of research, where synthetic quantum many-body systems are created and investigated.
LernzielThe lecture is intended to convey a basic understanding for the current research on quantum gases. Emphasis will be put on the connection between theory and experimental observation. It will enable students to read and understand publications in this field.
InhaltThe non-interacting Bose gas
Interactions between atoms
The Bose-condensed state
Elementary excitations
Vortices
Superfluidity
Interference and Correlations
Fermi gases and Fermionic superfluidity
Optical lattices and the connection to solid state physics.
Skriptno script
LiteraturC. J. Pethick and H. Smith, Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute Gases, Cambridge.
Proceedings of the Enrico Fermi International School of Physics, Vol. CXL, ed. M. Inguscio, S. Stringari, and C.E. Wieman (IOS Press, Amsterdam, 1999).
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesFormer course title: "Quantum Gases"
402-0486-00LFrontiers of Quantum Gas Research
Findet dieses Semester nicht statt.
6 KP2V + 1UT. Esslinger
KurzbeschreibungThe lecture will discuss the most relevant recent research in the field of quantum gases. Bosonic and fermionic quantum gases with emphasis on strong interactions will be studied. The topics include low dimensional systems, optical lattices and quantum simulation, vortex physics and quantum gases in optical cavities.
LernzielThe lecture is intended to convey an advanced understanding for the current research on quantum gases. Emphasis will be put on the connection between theory and experimental observation. It will enable students to follow current publications in this field.
InhaltQuantum gases in one and two dimensions
Optical lattices, Hubbard physics and quantum simulation
Vortices
Quantum gases in optical cavities
Skriptno script
LiteraturC. J. Pethick and H. Smith, Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute Gases, Cambridge.
T. Giamarchi, Quantum Physics in one dimension
I. Bloch, J. Dalibard, W. Zwerger, Many-body physics with ultracold gases, Rev. Mod. Phys. 80, 885 (2008)
Proceedings of the Enrico Fermi International School of Physics, Vol. CLXIV, ed. M. Inguscio, W. Ketterle, and C. Salomon (IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2007).
Additional literature will be distributed during the lecture
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesFor two lectures on special topics we will invite external expert lecturers. The exercise classes will be in the form of a Journal Club, in which a student presents the achievements of a recent important research paper.
Additional information will become available on: www.quantumoptics.ethz.ch
402-0551-00LLaser Seminar0 KP1ST. Esslinger, J. Faist, J. Home, A. Imamoglu, U. Keller, F. Merkt, M. Quack, M. Sigrist, E. H. Türeci, H. J. Wörner
KurzbeschreibungResearch colloquium
Lernziel