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SUMMARY:Exploring Many-Body Quantum Physics with Ultracold Atoms - Dr Rob 
 Smith\, AMOP\, Cavendish Laboratory
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CONTACT:Leona Hope-Coles
DESCRIPTION:Understanding the properties of many-particle quantum systems 
 is crucial in explaining multiple phenomena ranging from superconductivity
  and magnetism to the behaviour of neutron stars and the early universe.  
 Ultracold atoms offer the possibility to explore many-body quantum systems
  in a highly controllable environment in which key system parameters\, suc
 h as geometry and the strength of inter-particle interactions can be tuned
  using readily available external fields. \nIn this talk\, I will describe
  several of our recent experiments on ultracold bosons. In doing so I hope
  illustrate some of the many-body problems that can be addressed with ultr
 acold atom experiments and the growing toolbox available for such experime
 nts.  For example\, I will explain our measurements of the Tc shift of Bos
 e gas which provided the first experimental input on a topic that had been
  theoretically debated for decades.  I will also describe our recent exper
 imental advances that have allowed the first studies of ultracold atoms tr
 apped in a 3D homogeneous box-like potential. \nFinally\, I will outline s
 ome of the outstanding many-body problems that particularly interest me an
 d describe how I plan to tackle them using the ever developing experimenta
 l toolbox available in the field of ultracold atoms. \n
LOCATION:Small Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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