Two-orbital quantum many-body systems: from Kondo dynamics to mediated interactions

Project description

Exploring the fundamentals of the Kondo effect in atomic many-body systems

Interactions between localised spins and mobile fermions underlie the transport properties of many strongly correlated materials. Even a single localised spin impurity can dramatically affect the motion of a great number of fermions in its vicinity, giving rise to a remarkable phenomenon in quantum many-body physics – the Kondo effect. For a finite density of localised spins, the Kondo effect further competes with fermion-mediated long-range spin interactions. The EU-funded OrbiDynaMIQs project will probe the elementary dynamical and spatial properties of the Kondo effect. It will develop a novel, rapid quantum simulator based on ultracold fermionic ytterbium atoms, and will focus on the spin-orbital dynamics of single and multiple impurities embedded in 1D and 2D itinerant fermion systems.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › theoretical physics › particle physics › fermion
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › inorganic chemistry › inorganic compounds

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2020-STG - ERC STARTING GRANTS

Call for proposal

ERC-2020-STG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE

Address

Piazzale Europa 1
34127 Trieste
Italy

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 316 783,44

Beneficiaries (2)

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE

Italy

EU contribution

€ 1 316 783,44

Address

Piazzale Europa 1
34127 Trieste

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

EU contribution

€ 96 045,56

Address

Piazzale Aldo Moro 7
00185 Roma

Activity type

Research Organisations