Condensed Matter Theory Seminar - Kaden Hazzard (Rice University), "Many-body quantum magnetism and motion in ultracold molecules"

NanoKelvin-scale ultracold matter is an exciting arena in which to explore quantum many-body physics, in part because these systems are extremely well-characterized and widely tunable. The recent creation of cold molecules extends ultracold experimental capabilities beyond those previously available with cold atoms. I will discuss how joint experiment-theory research has harnessed these new capabilities to experimentally realize strongly interacting lattice spin models, and how measurements of the far-from-equilibrium dynamics have led us to develop new theoretical methods. I will also describe ongoing theoretical efforts to controllably couple the spin and motional degrees of freedom and the exciting physics that may emerge in this case.