«Quantum simulation with light: from superfluidity to rotating black holes»

Vous êtes cordialement invités à la conférence « Quantum simulation with light: from superfluidity to rotating black holes » de Quentin GLORIEUX, Maitre de Conférences Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel (LKB), Ecole Normale Supérieure - Sorbonne Université - CNRS, Membre Junior de l’IUF, organisée par l'IPCMS

Abstract:

During this presentation I will introduce the basics of hydrodynamics with light in two important systems:  exciton-polariton  micro-cavities  and  warm  rubidium  vapors.  Using  the  analogy  between the non-linear Schrodinger equation and the Gross-Pitaevskii equation, I will answer the question about “Can we observe superfluidity with light ?”I  will  also  discuss  recent  non -linear  and  quantum  optics  experiments  through  the  perspective  of hydrodynamics and I will show what are the surprising consequences of this approach.
Finally,  I will review  recent attempts to observe an analogue of the  Hawking  radiation at  a black hole horizon with table-top experiments