quant focuses on the most outstanding questions in three research areas:
- the Quantum Nature of Space, Time, and Gravity (STG)
- the quest for New Paradigms for Quantum Information Science (QIS)
- the Physics of Engineered Quantum Many-Body Systems (MBS)
quant´s vision is to obtain breakthrough insights that might alter the view of what we know today about the quantum world. Regarding STG we want to shed light on the all-important relation between quantum physics and the fabric of space-time. In QIS we will use quantum information concepts to tackle three of the biggest challenges, the optimal use of quantum and classical resources, their cross-fertilization in hybrid systems, and the efficient classical description and simulation of multipartite quantum systems. Finally, in MBS we will develop unprecedented quantum simulators to address ambitious questions such as universality in non-equilibrium physics and emergent many-body phenomena.
From the tightly-knit Austrian quantum community quant assembles a team of quantum scientists that is ready to take on bigger, more challenging questions than any of us could answer through regular programs and funding. With the University of Innsbruck (UIBK) leading a consortium that includes the Institute of Science and Techcnology Austria (ISTA), the Johannes-Kepler-University of Linz (JKU), the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW), the Vienna University of Technology (TUW), and the University of Vienna (UNIVIE), quant pursues an ambitious research program that steps outside the standard realm of quantum science and combines our unparalleled diversity of experimental and theoretical approaches under one roof. This is what distinguishes quant from other centers and initiatives around the world. Through this innovative research program, quant will become a worldwide recognized Cluster of Excellence, which will consolidate and extend the leading role of Austrian quantum science. It will excel in research, training and opportunities for young scientists, and run an engaging outreach and transfer program for the benefit of the society and the economy.
