Principal Investigator

Joseph J Hope Physics/Science, ANU

Project Title

Atom Laser Modelling Controlling Bose-Einstein Condensates

Brief Description for General Publications

This project will comprise the numerical component of a combined theoretical and experimental investigation into controlling the quantum state of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), or an atom laser. It will be part of an active collaboration with the atom laser experimental group within the new ARC Centre of Quantum-Atom Optics at the ANU. The project will model and explain experimental atom laser results from this group, as well as determine the optimal control schemes for feedback and control of the BEC. It will also help further develop methods for making non-perturbative quantum field calculations for these systems. The three-dimensional models require supercomputer-level performance to be completed in reasonable timeframes, or in some cases at all. The APAC machine is required for the quantum field calculations in any dimension, as they require the enemble averages of stochastic partial differential equations.