Summary
Quantum mechanics shapes how systems behave at every scale, from the dynamics of neutron stars to the rearrangement of electrons during chemical reactions. The PI and her group will use ultracold quantum gases—atoms or molecules cooled to nearly absolute zero temperature—to study and simulate such systems. A major recent advance has been the use of ultracold polar molecules, whose strong, tunable interactions provide powerful control over their internal states and motion. The next step is to produce more strongly interacting types of polar molecules (silver-potassium), to reach the interaction
