Quantum many-body physics
Correlated lattice models, topological phases, emergent behavior, thermalization, and driven quantum matter.
Scarola Research Group
Theory, algorithms, and computation for quantum matter, AMO systems, and quantum information.
Quantum many-body theory with laboratory relevance
Theory, algorithms, and computation for quantum matter, AMO systems, and quantum information
Our group develops theoretical and computational tools for strongly interacting quantum systems, with particular emphasis on atomic, molecular, and optical platforms, quantum simulation, driven quantum matter, and quantum information. We aim to connect rigorous many-body theory with experimentally relevant questions and scalable computational methods.
Research areas
Research themes
The group sits at the interface of quantum many-body physics, AMO platforms, computational condensed matter, and quantum information.
AMO and engineered quantum systems
Ultracold atoms and molecules, optical lattices and tweezers, resource states, and experimentally relevant observables.
Quantum information and simulation
Measurement-based protocols, hardware-aware algorithms, graph-state methods, and benchmarking of near-term quantum devices.
Computational physics
Exact diagonalization, DMRG, Monte Carlo, Floquet engineering workflows, and open-source scientific software.
For Potential Members
Work on questions that connect theory, computation, and quantum technology
Broad entry
points
People with interest in condensed matter, AMO, quantum information, or scientific computing can all find natural project directions.
People with interest in condensed matter, AMO, quantum information, or scientific computing can all find natural project directions.
Methodological depth
Projects can span analysis, simulation, algorithm design, and open-science tool building.
Projects can span analysis, simulation, algorithm design, and open-science tool building.
Experiment-facing
theory
Many projects are motivated by realistic platforms such as two dimensional electron gases, optically trapped atoms and molecules, driven systems, and quantum devices.
Many projects are motivated by realistic platforms such as two dimensional electron gases, optically trapped atoms and molecules, driven systems, and quantum devices.
For collaborators
A group organized around durable capabilities
Strongly correlated systems
Ultracold atoms
Polar molecules
Quantum simulation
Measurement-based computing
Floquet engineering
Open-source software
The group brings together many-body theory, AMO-inspired modeling, quantum simulation, and open scientific software.
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Research
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Publications
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Software & Open Science
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