Literature of Quantum Simulation

This course will explore key literature regarding quantum simulation, the use of atoms and qubits to emulate complex quantum matter of relevance to condensed matter physics, high-energy physics, and quantum information processing. Advanced topics including optical lattice-based and ion-trap quantum simulation, synthetic gauge fields, low-dimensional systems, nonequilibrium quantum many-body physics, and many-body cavity QED will be addressed in a seminar format. Presentations and a final paper will be required. Prerequisites: Quantum mechanics at the advanced undergraduate or 1st-year graduate level. May be repeated for credit.