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
The professorship is funded by the State Ministry of Science and the Arts from funds of the Hightech Agenda Bayern Plus, and is part of the Munich Quantum Valley.
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 |