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Bose-Einstein Condensation
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The BEC Center offers courses and thesis projects for the Master Degree in Physics of the University of Trento (Laurea Magistrale in Fisica).

We propose projects for Master Theses in the following areas:

  • Experiments with ultracold atoms
  • Theory of ultracold atoms, quantum gases and fluids, superfluidity
  • Topological phases of matter
  • Quantum optics and theory of photonic systems
  • Quantum simulations and quantum computing

All professors and researchers of the BEC Center can be Thesis advisors. In particular

  • experiments: Gabriele Ferrari, Giacomo Lamporesi, Alessandro Zenesini
  • theory: Iacopo Carusotto, Franco Dalfovo, Stefano Giorgini, Philipp Hauke, Chiara Menotti, Alessio Recati

If you want to work in our experimental laboratory for your thesis, this is the plan of study that we suggest you:

FIRST SEMESTER

  • Experimental Methods (Stefano Vitale)
  • Quantum Mechanics, Fields and Symmetries (Winfried Leidemann)
  • Atomic Physics (Gabriele Ferrari)
  • Statistical Mechanics (Raffaello Potestio)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • Experimental Physics (Mario Scotoni)
  • Ultracold Atoms (Giacomo Lamporesi)
  • Quantum Optics (Iacopo Carusotto)
  • Quantum Gases, Superfluidity and Superconductivity (Stefano Giorgini)
  • Quantum Computing (Philipp Hauke)

THIRD SEMESTER

  • Laboratory of Advanced Electronics (Leonardo Ricci)

ADDITIONAL CHOICES (THIRD OR FOURTH SEMESTER)

  • two more courses chosen from those in the table "Insegnamenti caratterizzanti a scelta vincolata" in the "Manifesto degli studi", belonging to FIS/03 or FIS/04: Solid State Physics I; Condensed Matter Theory; Physics of Disordered Systems; Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics; Quantum Theories of Multiparticle Systems; Astroparticle Physics; Fundamental Interactions.
  • one more course at free choice

If instead you want to work in our theoretical group for your thesis, this is the plan of study that we suggest you:

FIRST SEMESTER

  • Experimental Methods (Stefano Vitale)
  • Quantum Mechanics, Fields and Symmetries (Winfried Leidemann)
  • Atomic Physics (Gabriele Ferrari)
  • Statistical Mechanics (Raffaello Potestio)

SECOND SEMESTER

  • Computational Physics (Francesco Pederiva)
  • Ultracold Atoms (Giacomo Lamporesi)
  • Quantum Optics (Iacopo Carusotto)
  • Quantum Gases, Superfluidity and Superconductivity (Stefano Giorgini)
  • Quantum Computing (Philipp Hauke)

ADDITIONAL CHOICES (THIRD OR FOURTH SEMESTER)

  • two more courses chosen from those in the table "Insegnamenti caratterizzanti a scelta vincolata" in the "Manifesto degli studi", belonging to FIS/03 or FIS/04: Solid State Physics I; Condensed Matter Theory; Physics of Disordered Systems; Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics; Quantum Theories of Multiparticle Systems; Astroparticle Physics; Fundamental Interactions.
  • two more course at free choice (suggested: Quantum Field Theory I)

PhD PROGRAMME

The BEC Center also offers projects for PhD Theses in the framework of the Doctoral Programme of the Department of Physics. The following are examples of recent PhD theses completed in our group:

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