Searching for novel phases of matter in dipolar systems

讲演择要：
Spatially confined, large assemblies of cold atoms or molecules possessing a finite electric or magnetic dipole moment have been the subject of intense experimental and theoretical investigation over the past two decades. The main reason for investigating this system is that it may offer a glimpse of exotic phases that are not observed in ordinary, naturally occurring condensed matter, chiefly due to the anisotropic character of the interaction between two particles.
This talk will offer an overview of the theoretical research effort of our group, aimed at
elucidating some of the most important aspects of the physics of this system. We focus
on the case of Bose statistics and make use of large-scale, first principle computer simulations based on state of the art Quantum Monte Carlo techniques. Results for different confining geometries and dimensionality will be presented, and possible future research directions and challenges discussed.

讲演人简介：
Massimo Boninsegni，加拿年夜阿尔伯塔年夜学传授。1992年结业于美国佛罗里达州立年夜学，得到博士学位。随后，正在美国伊利诺伊年夜学厄巴纳-喷鼻槟分校及美国特拉华年夜学从事博士后事情。1997年参加美国圣地亚哥州立年夜学，2002年参加加拿年夜阿尔伯塔年夜学任传授。首要研究标的目的有计较物理、实践凝聚态物理、量子多体问题、超导、超流、玻色凝聚、量子蒙特卡罗要领等，是持续空间蠕虫算法（worm algorithm in continuum space）的发现人之一。2007入选美国物理学会会士（American Physical Society Fellow）。正在国际物理期刊颁发论文150余篇，包含一篇Review of Modern Physics、一篇PNAS、三十余篇PRL等。