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interface of atomic, molecular, optical (AMO) physics, quantum information, and condensed matter (as well as many-body) physics

About

We are a theoretical research group working at the interface of quantum optics, quantum information science, and condensed matter physics.

Postdoc and graduate student positions available: email av[group leader's last name]@gmail.com

Group Lead

headshot of Alexey Gorshkov

Research

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News

  • penrose

    A quantum monomer-dimer model on Penrose tilings

    March 21, 2025

    arXiv:2503.15588

  • arrow of time

    Reshaping the Quantum Arrow of Time

    March 19, 2025

    arXiv:2503.13615

  • gorshkov

    Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems

    February 13, 2025

    https://quics.umd.edu/about/news/quantum-physicist-alexey-gorshkov-tackles-big-problems-0

  • anyons

    Anyone for Anyons?

    February 13, 2025

    Researchers have demonstrated that a strange type of quantum particle called the anyon, believed to exist in only two dimensions, can also be created in one dimension. Further studies exploring different types of one-dimensional anyons could bring scientists one step closer to using the particles as a fundamental unit of memory in a quantum computer.

  • circuit

    Dynamical complexity of non-Gaussian many-body systems with dissipation

    February 11, 2025

    arXiv:2502.05658

  • noise sensing

    Correlated Noise Estimation with Quantum Sensor Networks

    December 28, 2024

    arXiv:2412.17903

  • On1On2

    Nonequilibrium universality of the nonreciprocally coupled O(n1)×O(n2) model

    November 23, 2024

    arXiv:2411.12680

  • string breaking theory

    String-Breaking Dynamics in Quantum Adiabatic and Diabatic Processes

    November 19, 2024

    arXiv:2411.10652

  • fermionic fault tolerance

    Fermion-qubit fault-tolerant quantum computing

    November 15, 2024

    arXiv:2411.08955

  • Rydberg microwaves

    Enhancement of Rydberg Blockade via Microwave Dressing

    November 15, 2024

    arXiv:2411.08236

  • Rydberg routing

    Optimal Routing Protocols for Reconfigurable Atom Arrays

    November 11, 2024

    arXiv:2411.05061

  • Dicke prep

    Efficient preparation of Dicke states

    November 9, 2024

    arXiv:2411.03428

  • string

    Observation of string-breaking dynamics in a quantum simulator

    October 18, 2024

    arXiv:2410.13815

  • SW-SSB

    Instability of steady-state mixed-state symmetry-protected topological order to strong-to-weak spontaneous symmetry breaking

    October 18, 2024

    arXiv:2410.12900

  • noise sensing

    Exponential entanglement advantage in sensing correlated noise

    October 13, 2024

    arXiv:2410.05878

  • covariant codes

    Covariant Quantum Error-Correcting Codes with Metrological Entanglement Advantage

    October 3, 2024

    arXiv:2409.20561

  • Geometric speed limits

    Generalized geometric speed limits for quantum observables

    September 13, 2024

    arXiv:2409.04544

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    Gorshkov Named Finalist for 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists

    September 12, 2024

    JQI Fellow Alexey Gorshkov is a finalist in the physical sciences and engineering category of the 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The annual awards acknowledge the accomplishments and future potential of scientists and engineers who are 42 years old or younger.

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    High School Student Earns Accolades for Summer Research with Gorshkov Group

    July 31, 2024

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    Particle Physics and Quantum Simulation Collide in New Proposal

    July 8, 2024

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