Technical University of Munich
Associate Professorship of Collective Quantum Dynamics (Prof. Knap)
James-Franck-Str. 1
85748 Garching b. München
Michael Knap is working in the field of condensed matter theory. His research is driven by the quest for unconventional quantum phases of matter in strongly correlated many-body systems, both in and out of thermal equilibrium. Interactions and correlations in condensed matter systems often manifest in striking and novel properties. These properties emerge from collective behavior of the quantum particles. To understand the role of interactions between such quantum particles, Michael develops novel numerical approaches based on quantum information theory, utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning, and develops algorithms for quantum computers.
Newton
Abstract: Fractional quantum Hall (FQH) states and superconductors typically require contrasting conditions, yet recent experiments have observed them in the same device. A natural explanation is that mobile…
Physical Review B
Abstract: Prethermalization phenomena in driven systems are generally understood via a local Floquet Hamiltonian obtained from a high-frequency expansion. Remarkably, recently it has been shown that a driven…
Physical Review Research
Abstract: Understanding interactions between excitons and correlated electronic states presents a fundamental challenge in quantum many-body physics. Here, we introduce a purely electronic model for the…
Science
Abstract: Bose-Fermi mixtures can be realized in semiconductor heterostructures, with bosons as excitons and fermions as dopant charges. However, the complexity of these hybrid systems challenges understanding…
Nature
Abstract: Digital quantum matter—realized when discrete quantum gates approximate continuous time evolution—is susceptible to heating into chaotic, structureless states1. If digitization errors are adequately…
Physical Review Letters
Abstract: Dynamical control of quantum matter is a challenging, yet promising direction for probing strongly correlated states. Motivated by recent experiments in twisted MoTe2 that demonstrated optical control…
Nature Reviews Physics
Abstract: It is an ongoing quest to realize topologically ordered quantum states on different platforms including condensed matter systems, quantum simulators and digital quantum processors. Unlike conventional…
Nature
Abstract: Lattice gauge theories (LGTs)1, 2, 3–4 can be used to understand a wide range of phenomena, from elementary particle scattering in high-energy physics to effective descriptions of many-body…
Physical Review Letters
Abstract: Transition-metal-dichalcogenide heterostructures have emerged as promising platforms for realizing tunable Bose-Fermi mixtures. Their constituents are fermionic charge carriers resonantly coupled to…
Physical Review B
Abstract: Fractional quantum Hall states are the most prominent example of states with topological order, hosting excitations with fractionalized charge. Recent experiments in twisted MoTe2 and graphene-based…
