Research in our team focuses on " quantum matter with strong correlations ". The electrons in a molecule or solid, or the quantum fluids in ultra-cold atoms are all examples of quantum systems made up of a very large number of interacting particles. We are interested in the fascinating collective phenomena that develop in these systems, such as superconductivity, metal-insulator transitions, magnetism and topological effects.
Our research team is developing methods for understanding the physics of these systems and predicting their properties, in constant liaison with experimental data. This research program closely combines conceptual and computational/algorithmic aspects (dynamic mean field theory and its extensions, diagrammatic Monte Carlo methods, neural networks or quantum circuits for wave function representation). Our team is involved in the development of the TRIQS digital library, and has significant computing resources at its disposal.
The research team is based at the Institut de Physique du Collège de France. It is associated with the Centre de Physique Théorique de l'École Polytechnique, CNRS, IP-Paris.
International collaborations
We have numerous collaborations with French and international theoretical and experimental teams, for example : Flatiron Institute - CCQ, New York ; University of Geneva - DQMP ; Harvard University ; Université de Sherbrooke ; Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart ; Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg ; Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana.
Recent funding awards include : ERC-Synergy " Frontiers in Quantum Materials Control " QMAC (PI : A.Georges), Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem (PI : M.Ferrero).
