C. J. Bolech

Biography

Prof. Bolech is an Applied Mathematical Physicist working mainly on Theoretical Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics (TAMOP) with a present focus on quantum emulation using optical lattices and ultracold atomic gases. His main interest is on SCQS, since strong interactions is one of the main theoretical (viz. computational and mathematical) challenges of current frontier problems in many areas of physics; ranging from condensed-matter to atomic, nuclear and particle physics. For example, strong correlations are to be found in numerous systems such as heavy fermions, high-temperature superconductors, organic conductors, or quantum wires and dots (to all of which he has contributed). Bolech's work combines the use and development of different computational and analytic non-perturbative approaches. These are applied to problems like the realization of exotic superconducting states of matter in optical lattices, the interplay of mixed valence and multi-channel Kondo physics in heavy fermions and quantum dots, the quantum tunneling of particles in correlated mesoscopic systems, or the sudden expansion of interacting atomic gases.

Research Interest

Strongly Correlated Quantum Systems (SCQS): This includes many-body and quantum-field theories, integrable systems, quantum information, non-equilibrium transport, mesoscopic systems, ultracold atomic gases and optical lattices, superconductivity, strongly correlated electrons (e.g., quantum impurities and heavy fermions)