Title

Many Body Localization with Rydberg Atoms

Author

Alicia Handian, Ursinus CollegeFollow

Submission Date

7-24-2020

Document Type

Paper

Department

Physics & Astronomy

Faculty Mentor

Thomas Carroll

Comments

Presented during the 22nd Annual Summer Fellows Symposium, July 24, 2020 at Ursinus College.

A related presentation is available here.

Project Description

Systems are known to thermalize, or reach equilibrium, with the passing of time. However, when this does not occur, the quantum states of the system may be localized. Localized states carry information of the system’s initial state that is typically lost during the process of thermalization. We aim to study thermalization and localization in systems of rubidium Rydberg atoms, and to further understand these phenomena via simulation while we are developing a more refined experiment.

Recommended Citation

Handian, Alicia, "Many Body Localization with Rydberg Atoms" (2020). Physics and Astronomy Summer Fellows. 31.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/physics_astro_sum/31