Quantum Molecular Physics and Chemistry

Harvard FAS

A graduate-level course on modern developments and techniques to control polar molecules for quantum science. The objective is to make students familiar with current research on using diatomic and polyatomic molecules for quantum computation, chemistry, simulation, and precision measurements. We will first lay the groundwork on angular momentum, spherical tensors, and rotations between frames. Main topics include molecular structure, dipolar interactions in the context of collisions and…