Main research lines of the Pitaevskii BEC Center
Experiments with Ultracold Atoms
Quantum field theory simulations; Vortex physics in superfluids;
Two-component condensates; Cooling techniques
Theory of Quantum Gases and Fluids
Bose and Fermi gases; Bose-Einstein condensates; Superfluidity;
Quantum mixtures; Spin-orbit coupling; Polarons; Dipolar gases;
Optical lattices; Strongly correlated and topological systems;
Analog models
Fluids of Light and Photonic Systems
Quantum fluids of light; Exciton-polariton condensates;
Theory of photonic systems
Quantum Information
Quantum simulations; Quantum computation;
Entanglement in many-body systems
Quantum Physics Education
Key concepts in quantum mechanics; Physics education;
Non-formal learning; Serious games
Mesoscopic and Open Quantum Systems
Mesoscopic quantum systems; Many-body open systems;
Optomechanical and levitated systems;
Monitored quantum dynamics
About the BEC Center
The BEC Center was established in June 2002 by the Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia. In 2006 it became part of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) and in 2010 was incorporated into the Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO). The Center is hosted by the Department of Physics of the University of Trento, providing facilities and a multidisciplinary environment. Researchers and students from CNR and UniTrento work together, sharing projects and resources. The aim of the BEC Center is to promote research on Bose-Einstein condensation, ultracold atomic gases, and related interdisciplinary fields at the interface of theory and experiment.Pitaevskii BEC Center
The Pitaevskii Center on Bose-Einstein Condensation is a joint initiative of Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, CNR & Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento
