Microscopic Study of Strongly Correlated Synthetic Quantum Materials in Optical Lattices

Explore a one-hour colloquium talk from the Centre for Quantum Technologies where Dr. Zhen-Sheng Yuan from USTC delves into the microscopic investigation of strongly correlated synthetic quantum materials. Learn about cutting-edge research in quantum computation and precision measurement using ultracold atoms, including developments in Bose-Einstein condensate and quantum phase transitions in optical lattices. Discover how microscopic techniques are being applied to solve complex computational challenges, particularly in areas such as quantum phase transitions of strongly correlated systems, topological structures of multipartite entangled states, and lattice gauge theories. Gain insights into recent breakthroughs in cooling and entangling ultracold atoms, four-body ring-exchange interactions, microscopic confinement dynamics, and the observation of gauge invariance in quantum simulators, all supported by numerous published research findings in prestigious journals like Nature Physics and Science.