Prof. Dr. Francesco Piazza
| Phone: | +49-(0)821-598-3716 |
| Fax: | +49-(0)821-598-3725 |
| Email: | francesco.piazza@uni-auni-a.de () |
| Room: | 404 (S) |
| Address: | Universitätsstraße 1 (Physik Süd), 86159 Augsburg |
Academic Career
since 2023: Professor, University of Augsburg
2017-2023: Max-Planck Research Group Leader, Max-Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (Dresden)
2015-2017: APART research fellow at the University of Innsbruck, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Group of Prof. H. Ritsch
2013-2014: Post-doc at the TU Munich, Group of Prof. W. Zwerger
2011-2013: Alexander Von Humboldt Fellow, TU Munich, Group of Prof. W. Zwerger
2007-2011: Ph.D. in Physics, INO-CNR BEC Center and University of Trento, Italy
2002-2007: Degree in Physics, University of Bologna, Italy
Research Interests
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Subject: strong-coupling QED within materials.
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Approach: non-equilibrium quantum field theory merging quantum-optics and condensed-matter methods
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Goals: understand collective phenomena and many-body phases, with applications in quantum material's control and quantum nonlinear optics
Team
Selected Publications
- Cavity QED with quantum gases: new paradigms in many-body physics, F. Mivehvar, F. Piazza, T. Donner, H. Ritsch, Advances in Physics, 70, 1 (2021)
- Non-Fermi-Liquid Behavior from Cavity Electromagnetic Vacuum Fluctuations at the Superradiant Transition, P. Rao and F. Piazza, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 083603 (2023)
- Long-Range Photon Fluctuations Enhance Photon-Mediated Electron Pairing and Superconductivity, A. Chakraborty and F. Piazza, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 177002 (2021)
- Controlling Collective Phenomena via the Quantum State of Interaction Mediators: Changing the Criticality of Photon-Mediated Superconductivity via Fock States of Light polaritons, A. Chakraborty, M. Pini, M. Zündel, and F. Piazza, PRX QUANTUM 6, 020341 (2025)
- Laser-Painted Cavity-Mediated Interactions in a Quantum Gas, M. Bonifacio, F. Piazza, and T. Donner, PRX QUANTUM 5, 040332 (2025)
Courses / Teaching
Current semester:
| name | lecturer | semester | type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar über aktuelle Forschungsfragen der Quantenvielteilchentheorie |
Markus Heyl, Francesco Piazza, Marcus Kollar, Dieter Vollhardt, Daniel Braak, Thilo Kopp, Liviu Chioncel, Arno Kampf |
summer semester 2025 | Seminar |
| Field-theory of classical and quantum collective dynamics (Tutorial) |
Francesco Piazza |
summer semester 2025 | Übung |
| Field-theory of classical and quantum collective dynamics |
Francesco Piazza |
summer semester 2025 | Vorlesung |
Preview for next semester (if available):
| name | lecturer | semester | type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar über aktuelle Forschungsfragen der Quantenvielteilchentheorie |
Markus Heyl, Francesco Piazza, Marcus Kollar, Dieter Vollhardt, Daniel Braak, Thilo Kopp, Liviu Chioncel, Arno Kampf |
winter semester 2025/26 | Seminar |