The SFB, coordinated by Univ.-Prof. Thomas Pohl (TU Wien), will leverage neutral atoms and molecules as building blocks for programmable quantum simulators. By achieving high connectivity and entanglement among many, even distant, particles, the SFB targets quantum phenomena beyond classical computational reach through a tightly integrated theory-experiment collaboration. At the University of Vienna, Andreas Nunnenkamp and his team will analyze the novel dynamics and phases of matter in these strongly non-local, highly connected quantum systems.

The new SFB will advance quantum simulation by exploiting neutral atoms and molecules, which can already be precisely controlled and arranged at the single-particle level. The next step is to establish strong connectivity and long-range entanglement across large particle ensembles, a prerequisite for accessing many-body regimes unattainable for any classical computation. This objective drives the joint work of theorists and experimentalists across atomic physics, quantum optics, and many-body theory.

By creating and probing quantum systems with an unprecedented connectivity, that is only now becoming experimentally feasible, the consortium aims to deepen our understanding of quantum matter and enable progress in emerging quantum technologies. The SFB will provide a long-term, interdisciplinary framework that expands the capabilities of quantum simulation and many-body science.

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