Exploring Quantum Matter
Designing quantum matter promises novel technologies in the near future. The currently emerging new insight into highly correlated quantum systems will be essential. Among them, there are phenomena as interesting and important as super conductivity, quantum-phase transitions, and the time evolution of quantum many-body systems. The PhD School “Exploring Quantum Matter” contributes to a deeper understanding of these topics and thereby to the design of new quantum materials.
| Degree | PhD |
| Duration of study | Six semesters |
| Place of study | Munich |
| Admission requirements | Master in physics, mathematics, computer science or chemical physics |
| Language | English |
| Application deadline | According to advertisement Apply now |
| Headg | Prof. Dr. Steffen J. Glaser |
| Coordinator | Dr. Thomas Schulte-Herbrüggen Contact the coordinator |
| Further information | Website Exploring Quantum Matter |
Top-Level Exchange on National and International Basis
Designing quantum matter promises novel technologies in the near future. Essential new insight into highly correlated quantum systems emerges in order to elucidate phenomena as super conductivity, quantum-phase transitions, and time evolution of quantum many-body systems. Key steps to understanding them include tensor-network techniques on the theoretical side, machine-learning methods on the numerical side as well as large-scale simulation of correlated quantum systems („quantum matter“) in the lab experiment.
The International Doctorate Program “Exploring Quantum Matter” (ExQM) unites the expertise of some ten first-rank Munich-based research groups located at TU Munich, LMU Munich and Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ). By systematically making the most of new media, exchange with international partners at Vienna, Innsbruck, Barcelona, ETH Zurich, Harvard, Stanford, Caltech and others shall be intensified.
Assisted on a professional level by Virtual University at LMU as integral partner an International E-Library of Excellence in Quantum Physics shall be set up. ExQM also provides guest professorships and international workshops including participants from industry. With regard to new media, science writing, presentation techniques and project management, tailored soft-skill offers are integrated into the curriculum.
ENB allows us to pioneer new paths: our PhD School ExQM links the research groups in Munich with partners worldwide also via exploiting e-media that can be tailored to the demand of the PhD students.
Prof. Dr. Steffen J. Glaser
The international PhD program addresses physicists, mathematicians, computer scientists as well as physical chemists. Projects run for three years. The program is Munich-based. We aim at intense exchange on all levels of national, European (several EU-programs with some 60 partners worldwide) and overseas co-operations. In their third year, PhD students shall spend some three months with international partners.
