December 2011
From left: Hanno Kählert, Michael Bonitz, Sebastian Bauch, Kenji Fujioka, Tim Schoof, Kay Kobusch, Sebastian Hermanns, Karsten Balzer, Hauke Thomsen, Patrick Ludwig, Jan Willem Abraham, Torben Ott, Alexei Filinov
Not pictured David Hochstuhl, Lasse Rosenthal

prior group photos: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Feb 08 | June 08 | July 09 | Dec 09 Dec 10

Members and Research Topics

  • Jan-Willem Abraham (Diplomand)
    Breathing mode of finite quantum systems in traps
  • Karsten Balzer (Doktorand)
    Quantum kinetic approach to strongly correlated electrons and excitons in quantum dots; direct diagonalization of many-particle Schrödinger equation, Nonequilibrium Green functions, solution of Kadanoff-Baym equations
  • Sebastian Bauch (Doktorand)
    Coulomb scattering in strong laser fields, time-resolved photoionization of atoms and molecules, electronic correlations, Auger ionization of atoms
  • Alexei Filinov (Wiss. Mitarbeiter)
    Correlated classical and quantum plasmas; theory of effective quantum potentials; excitonic bound states in quantum confined semiconductors with disorder; first-principle computer simulations: path integral Monte Carlo, kinetic Monte Carlo, Quantum molecular dynamics, Habilitation 2009
  • Kenji Fujioka (Doktorand in SFB-TR24, formerly undergraduate student, DAAD RISE program 2007)
    Cluster formation in low-temperature plasmas
  • Sebastian Hermanns (Diplomand)
    Nonequilibrium Green functions approach to finite systems
  • Christopher Hinz (Diplomand)
    Multiconfiguration Time-dependent Hartree-Fock calculations of many-electron atoms
  • David Hochstuhl (Doktorand)
    Nonequilibrium Green functions and Multiconfiguration time-dependent Hartree-Fock approaches to ionization processes in atoms
  • Kay Kobusch (Diplomand)
    Nonequilibrium Green functions calculation of pair correlations
  • Patrick Ludwig (postdoc, DFG)
    Strongly correlated excitons in external electric fields - liquid and crystal behavior, Bose condensation, theory and simulation of dusty plasmas, simulation of warm dense matter
  • Torben Ott (Doktorand in SFB-TR24)
    Molecular dynamics simulation of anomalous transport in strongly correlated plasmas
  • Lasse Rosenthal (Doktorand in SFB-TR24)
    Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for plasma-surface interaction,
    Nonequilibrium Green functions approach to mesoscopic electron-hole bilayers, Diplom 2009
  • Tim Schoof (Doktorand)
    Configuration path integral approach to strongly correlated fermions,
  • Hauke Thomsen (Doktorand in SFB-TR24)
    Melting of strongly correlated Yukawa balls,

HiWi-Stellen

Es werden ständig Hiwi-Stellen für theoretisch und/oder numerisch Interessierte Studenten (i.a. ab 6. Semester) angeboten. Gegenstand sind kleine wissenschaftliche Projekte, die in vielen Fällen zu einer wissenschaftlichen Veröffentlichung bzw. Besuch von Konferenzen führen. Die notwendigen Grundlagen werden in unseren Praktika bzw. Seminaren vermittelt. Bei komplexen Themen werden Computerprogramme zur Verfügung gestellt.

Aktuelle Themen:

  • Thermodynamische Eigenschaften klassischer Plasmen in Fallen
  • Thermodynamische Eigenschaften von Quantenplasmen in Fallen
  • Anregungsspektrum und Wellen in finiten Coulombsystemen (Molekulardynamik-Simulationen)
  • Thermodynamik dichter Wasserstoff-Helium-Plasmen (First principle Pfadintegral-Monte Carlo)
  • Dynamik der Bose-Einstein-Kondensation (Nichtgleichgewichts-Greenfunktionszugang)
  • Bosekondensation und Suprafluidität von Exzitonen (First principle Pfadintegral-Monte Carlo)
  • weitere Themen, siehe Forschung

Aktuelle Diplomthemen

  • Theorie der Supraleitung in Halbleitern mit Lochkristall
  • Thermodynamik dichter Wasserstoff-Helium-Plasmen (First principle Pfadintegral-Monte Carlo)
  • Sphärische Coulombkristalle mit zwei Ladungskomponenten
  • Computersimulation staubiger Plasmen
  • Nichtgleichgewichts-Greenfunktionszugang zur Photoemission in starken Laserfeldern
  • Multiphotonen-Anregung und -ionisation von Atomen durch intensive UV-Strahlung (Nichtgleichgewichts-Greenfunktionen)
  • Suprafluidität und Supersolid in finiten Bosesystemen (First principle Pfadintegral-Monte Carlo)
  • weitere Themen, siehe Forschung

Promotionsstellen

  • 6 Promotionsstellen aus Drittmittelprojekten sind derzeit besetzt, siehe Forschung
  • 1 Promotionsstelle/Stipendium zur Theorie dichter Quantenplasmen (Kooperationsprojekt mit der University of Florida, gefördert durch US Department of Energy) ist derzeit besetzt
  • Promotionsthemen ergeben sich aus den aktuellen Forschungsprojekten (s. Forschung) und werden zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt präzisiert.

Former Members and Guests

  • Hanno Kählert (Doktorand in SFB-TR24)
    First principle simulation of classical charged particles in traps, PhD 2011
    now at Heinrich-Heine Universtität Düsseldorf
  • Jens Böning (Doktorand, DFG)
    Mesoscopic superfluid and supersolid in quantum dots, PhD 2011
    now at SAP
  • Henning Bruhn (Diplomand)
    Densitiy functional and liquid theory of strongly correlated spatially confined plasmas
  • Vladimir Filinov (Mercator guest professor, 1999/2000; visiting scientist, regular visits since 2000
    first-principle simulations of dense partially ionized astrophysical quantum plasmas and electron-hole plasmas in semiconductors (Direct Fermionic path integral Monte Carlo; Wigner function quantum Molecular Dynamics); plasma phase transition, Coulomb crystallization, Anderson localization
  • Henning Baumgartner
    Structure and melting of Coulomb crystals (Monte Carlo simulations), PhD 2009
    now Systems Engineer at Auronik GmbH Braunschweig,
  • Christian Henning
    Thermodynamic theory of strongly correlated complex plasmas, PhD 2009
    Now at Gymnasium Eckernförde
  • Gabriel Dominique-Marleau (Student, Canada, DAAD-RISE summer internship 2009),
    Spectral properties of magnetized dusty plasmas
  • Paul LaPlante (Student, USA, DAAD-RISE summer internship 2009),
    Molecular dynamics simulation of transport properties of Yukawa balls
  • Martin Heimsoth
    Generalized Hartree Fock methods for nonideal bosons, Diplom 2009
    now at Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • Alexi Reynolds (Student, Great Britain, DAAD-RISE summer internship 2022)
    Collective modes of magnetized strongly correlated plasmas
  • Dylan Buehr (Student, Canada, DAAD-RISE summer internship 2008)
    MD simulation of dusty plasmas
  • Samual Ducatman (Student, USA, DAAD-RISE summer internship 2008)
    Simulation of normal modes in dusty plasmas
  • Evgeni Krasovski (2007/2008)
    Theory and simulation of femtosecond photoemission processes on surfaces
    now at Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Universidad del Pais Vasco
  • Kevin Tierney (undergraduate student, DAAD Rise program 2007)
    Simulation of strongly correlated Yukawa plasmas
  • Andrea Fromm (Diplom verteidigt Dez. 2006)
    Nonequilibrium Green functions approach to strong field effects in semiconductors.
    Now at HSH Nordbank Kiel.
  • Hilko Cords (Diplomand)
    Wigner crystallization of indirect excitons (Path integral Monte Carlo),
    Diplom verteidigt in Rostock, Februar 2006
  • Volodymyr Golubnychiy: (PhD student 2000-2004, postdoc 2004-2006)
    classical and semiclassical molecular dynamics simulations for dusty plasmas, electrons in quantum dots, dense astrophysical plasmas.
  • Fanny Geisler (guest, 2005)
  • Wolf-Dietrich Kraeft (2005)
    Classical and quantum statistical theory of strongly correlated Coulomb systems; shell model of 3D Coulomb balls
  • Yong-Hong Ruan (postdoc, 2005)
    Polarons and bipolarons in semiconductors (Feynman variational approach)
  • Dirk Semkat (postdoc, 2004/2005)
    Nonequilibrium Greens functions theory, numerical solution of Keldysh/Kadanoff-Baym equations. Now at Rostock University.
  • Sylvio Kosse (postdoc, 2004)
    Theory of dusty plasmas, MD simulations.
    Now at Siemens AG, Erlangen.
  • Nai-Hang Kwong (postdoc, 1999)
    Nonequilibrium Greens functions approach to optically excited semiconductors, plasma oscillation of the correlated electron gas.
    Now at University of Arizona, Tucson.
  • Donald Scott (postdoc, 1997)
    Numerical solution of quantum kinetic equations (quantum Vlasov, Boltzmann and Lenard-Balescu equations)
  • Stansilav Smolyanski (Saratov State University, guest 2005/2007)
    Non-perturbative Greens functions approach to electron-hole plasmas in strong electromagnetic fields