Quantum Many-Body Dynamics of Ultracold Quantum Gases

量子多体动力学是一个理论和计算密集型领域，推动了量子理论的极限;在超冷原子和分子实验中呈现的高度灵活的系统允许人们直接解决该领域的基础问题。 超冷分子在量子计算和高精度物理学中有应用。 这个项目的智力价值是发展超冷分子理论，使这些想法在实验中得到现实的实现。 理论方法的范围从主要的铅笔和纸的数学技术，以高性能计算使用专用的校园设施。我们计划一个多方面的方法，以满足更广泛的影响目标。 首先，将继续组织美国物理学会会议以及其他国家和国际会议。 第二，大量的本科研究人员将通过科罗拉多矿业学院（CSM）的高级设计培训（高级论文）计划和结合BS/MS计划，增加训练有素的工程师和物理科学家的数量，以满足美国目前的需求第三，作为CSM分配的教学职责的一部分，物理教育研究将在研究生电磁学，为了改进物理学中这一关键课题的教学，研究结果将在全国范围内传播。 第四，一个接受，多样化的环境将继续在研究小组内培育，以支持在物理学代表性不足的群体。 第五，也是最后一点，严格的数值技术和高性能并行计算的学生培训是在社会的许多领域取得成功的关键，从太空计划到全球气候变化。该项目将培训这些学生，并支持PI参与从本科到博士后水平的努力。

Quantum many-body dynamics is a theoretically and computationally intensive field that pushes the limits of quantum theory; the highly flexible systems presented in experiments on ultracold atoms and molecules allow one to directly address foundational questions in the field. Ultracold molecules have applications in quantum computing and in high precision physics. The intellectual merit of this project is to develop the theory of ultracold molecules towards realistic realizations of such ideas in experiments. The theoretical methods range from mainly pencil and paper mathematical techniques to high performance computing using dedicated on-campus facilities.We plan a multi-faceted approach to meet broader impact goals. First, American Physical Society meetings will continue to be organized as well as other national and international conferences. Second, large numbers of undergraduate researchers will be trained via the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) senior design (senior thesis) program and combined BS/MS program, increasing the number of highly trained engineers and physical scientists to meet the present needs of the U.S. Third, as part of assigned teaching duties at CSM, physics education research will be conducted in graduate electromagnetism, in order to improve teaching of this key topic in physics, and the results will be disseminated nationally. Fourth, an accepting, diverse environment will continue to be fostered within the research group to support underrepresented groups in physics. Fifth and finally, the training of students in rigorous numerical techniques and high-performance parallel computing is key to success in a number of arenas in society, from the space program to global climate change. This project will train such students, and support a PI involved in that effort from the undergraduate through post-doctoral levels.