Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
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Publications
Arun K
(2022)
New horizons for fundamental physics with LISA
in Living Reviews in Relativity
Auclair P
(2022)
Cosmology with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
Bartolo N
(2022)
Probing anisotropies of the Stochastic Gravitational Wave Background with LISA
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Bellomo N
(2022)
CLASS_GWB: robust modeling of the astrophysical gravitational wave background anisotropies
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Boileau G
(2022)
Ability of LISA to detect a gravitational-wave background of cosmological origin: The cosmic string case
in Physical Review D
Braden J
(2023)
Mass renormalization in lattice simulations of false vacuum decay
in Physical Review D
Branchesi M
(2023)
Science with the Einstein Telescope: a comparison of different designs
in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Chung A
(2022)
Targeted search for the kinematic dipole of the gravitational-wave background
in Physical Review D
Gasparotto S
(2023)
Can gravitational-wave memory help constrain binary black-hole parameters? A LISA case study
in Physical Review D
Related Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Award Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST/T005904/1 | 01/02/2021 | 30/09/2024 | £622,976 | ||
| ST/T005904/2 | Transfer | ST/T005904/1 | 01/10/2024 | 30/03/2025 | £5,390 |
| Description | Gavin Boyle Fellowship in Cosmology |
| Amount | £274,315 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2024 |
| End | 09/2029 |
| Description | UKRI Stephen Hawking Fellowship |
| Amount | £404,719 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/U536684/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2025 |
| End | 03/2028 |
| Description | Bilateral partnership with Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics |
| Organisation | Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Exchange of ideas and theoretical insights; expertise in cosmology, numerical methods, and analogue quantum simulation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Exchange of ideas and theoretical insights; expertise in nonperturbative field theory and early-Universe physics |
| Impact | The work published in Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.D 109 (2024) 2, 023506, included significant contributions from Matthew Johnson (Perimeter Institute), who co-authored the paper. The work published in Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.A 110 (2024) 3, L031301, was initiated at the QSimFP Workshop hosted at the Perimeter Institute in June 2023, and strongly benefitted from discussions held at that workshop. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaboration with Cambridge cold-atom experimental group |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | Cavendish Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Theoretical developments and numerical modelling for the early-Universe quantum simulator being built by Zoran Hadzibabic's research group as part of the QSimFP consortium. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical and conceptual insights that have driven progress in theory and numerical modelling; regular feedback on experimental developments which has set the priorities for the theory work. |
| Impact | The work published in Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.A 110 (2024) 3, L031301, was a direct consequence of discussions with the Cavendish experimental group, and was co-authored with Zoran Hadzibabic. The work published in Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.D 109 (2024) 2, 023506, was also strongly influenced by and benefitted from discussions with the Cavendish group. The collaboration is truly multi-disciplinary, combining experts in cold-atom experiments and quantum many-body physics with experts in cosmology, numerical simulations, and early-Universe theory. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Collaboration with Newcastle University |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| PI Contribution | Exchange of ideas and theoretical insights; expertise in cosmology, numerical methods, and analogue quantum simulation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Exchange of ideas and theoretical insights; expertise in cold-atom theory, high-energy physics, and analogue quantum simulation |
| Impact | The work published in Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.A 110 (2024) 3, L031301, was carried out in close collaboration with the Newcastle group, and was co-authored with Ian Moss and Thomas Billam. The earlier work Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.D 109 (2024) 2, 023506, also strongly benefitted from discussion and interaction with the Newcastle group. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Title | lattice-fvd |
| Description | Software suite for real-time semiclassical lattice simulations of relativistic scalar fields and cold-atom quantum analogues. |
| Type Of Technology | Software |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Impact | Simulations carried out with this codebase have led to significant progress in developing quantum analogues of false vacuum decay, and have underpinned the work published in Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.A 110 (2024) 3, L031301, and Jenkins et al., Phys.Rev.D 109 (2024) 2, 023506. |
| Description | 4th EuCAPT Symposium, CERN -- May 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote conference presentation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Astrophysics Seminar (invited), University of Leicester - May 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Astrophysics Seminar (invited), University of Leicester - May 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - COSMO23, Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT), Madrid - Sept 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | COSMO23, Institute for Theoretical Physics (IFT), Madrid - Sept 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Contribution to TV documentary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Contributed simulation footage to French/German TV documentary "Do we live in a multiverse?" (viewed more than 1M times on YouTube) - January 2024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Cosmology Lunch Seminar (invited), DAMTP, University of Cambridge - February 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Cosmology Lunch Seminar (invited), DAMTP, University of Cambridge - February 2024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Cosmology Seminar (invited), Beecroft Institute, Oxford - May 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Alex Jenkins - Cosmology Seminar (invited), Beecroft Institute, Oxford - May 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Cosmology and Relativity Seminar (invited), Queen Mary University of London - April 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Cosmology and Relativity Seminar (invited), Queen Mary University of London - April 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Cosmology from Home (invited expert panellist), online - July 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Cosmology from Home (invited expert panellist), online - July 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Gravitational-Wave Group Meeting (invited), Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG), University of Portsmouth - January 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gravitational-Wave Group Meeting (invited), Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation (ICG), University of Portsmouth - January 2024 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - London Gravity Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk on QSimFP research to an audience of academics and PhD students |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - National Astronomy Meeting, Cardiff University - July 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | National Astronomy Meeting, Cardiff University - July 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Next-generation gravitational-wave observatories, Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), London - December 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Next-generation gravitational-wave observatories, Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), London - December 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Oberthaler Group Seminar (invited), Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP), Heidelberg - November 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oberthaler Group Seminar (invited), Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP), Heidelberg - November 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Outreach talk for alumni of UCL's "Introduction to Astronomy" course - March 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Outreach talk for alumni of UCL's "Introduction to Astronomy" course - March 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics Workshop (invited), Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada - June 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Quantum Simulators for Fundamental Physics Workshop (invited), Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada - June 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - Theory Group Seminar (invited), Astroparticle and Cosmology Laboratory (APC), Paris - May 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Theory Group Seminar (invited), Astroparticle and Cosmology Laboratory (APC), Paris - May 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Alex Jenkins - YouTube video interview on "Early Universe Cosmology in the Lab" - June 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | YouTube video interview on "Early Universe Cosmology in the Lab" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cED0VAiEIE8) - June 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC) -- April 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited conference presentation on QSimFP research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Circle University Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk on QSimFP research at a meeting involving academics and PhD students from London, Oslo, Aarhus, and Louvain (part of the Circle University Initiative). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://indico.kcl.ac.uk/event/276/ |
| Description | London-Oldenburgh Relativity Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk on QSimFP research to an international audience of academics and PhD students. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucahbha/london_oldenburg_relativity.html |
| Description | Majorana-Raychaudhuri Seminar -- September 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited online seminar presentation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | QSimFP Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk at the first QSimFP workshop, comprised of consortium members and other academics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://qsimfp.org/news/qsimfp-annual-workshop-in-london-20-21st-september-2022 |
| Description | UCL Quantum Technologies Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Delivered a seminar on QSimFP research, primarily aimed at UCL postgraduate students on the "Delivering Quantum Technologies" CDT program. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UK Cosmology Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk about QSimFP research to an audience of cosmologists (PhD students + postdocs + senior researchers) from throughout the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://blogs.ncl.ac.uk/cosmology/uk-cosmo-2022/ |
| Description | UK QFT Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk on QSimFP research to an audience of academics and PhD students from the UK quantum field theory community, plus international participants joining remotely. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://indico.cern.ch/event/1188112/ |
| Description | Workshop on "Cold atoms and molecules for fundamental physics", Cambridge -- July 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited conference talk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |