4th Complexity lecture by Antun Balaž

You are cordially invited to the fourth lecture in SCL Lecture series on complexity which will be held on Monday, 4 November 2024 at 18:00 in the small lecture hall of the Kolarac Endowment. The talk entitled

Complex landscapes of ultracold atoms

will be given by Dr. Antun Balaž (Institute of Physics Belgrade). The abstract of the talk:

Classical physics is close to our everyday experiences, while in quantum systems a different set of laws apply. For their understanding we have to develop a new intuition based on quite an abstract mathematical description of nature. Atomic and molecular systems at ultracold temperatures offer ideal experimental setups to study collective quantum phenomena, such as Bose-Einstein condensation, that don't have analogues in a classical world. The landscapes of ultracold atoms are extremely complex and include quantum gases and vortices, quantum liquids exhibiting superfluid flow, as well as quantum droplets capable of forming supersolid structures. In addition to mathematical description, key ingredient for understanding of such complex systems are symmetries, reflections of beauty in nature. In this lecture we will take a walk through quantum landscapes of ultracold atoms and try to find out if beauty will save the world around us.

The complete lecture series schedule:

14 October - Dr. Marija Mitrović Dankulov: The physics of complexity and the hidden forces in our social lives
21 October - Dr. Nenad Vukmirović: From atoms, through complexity, to free electricity
28 October - Dr. Marija Janković: Complex distant worlds: planets and planetesimals around other stars
 4 November - Dr. Antun Balaž: Complex landscapes of ultracold atoms
18 November - Dr. Jakša Vučičević: Struggle against complexity in physics of high-temperature superconductors
25 November - Dr. Aleksandar Bogojević: Emerging from complexity: cooperation from conflict