Planck's description of blackbody radiation and Einstein's quantum theory of light are arguably the historic foundation of quantum optics. Later, the development of the laser allowed for the coherent control of atoms, which is the basis of today's success of the field. The "optics" part of quantum optics therefore evolved from incoherent, broadband thermal radiation to ultra-stable and narrow-bandwidth lasers. However, the ever growing precision of quantum optics experiments is sparking new interest in describing and understanding how matter interacts with blackbody radiation.

This workshop will bring together experimentalists and theoreticians whose research is concerned with, or affected by the interaction of matter with thermal or other broadband radiation. For some, this radiation is a source of noise in their experiments (e.g. for atomic clocks or atom interferometers). Other results demonstrate that broadband radiation induces novel forces and effective interactions of matter. At the workshop we will discuss these and related topics to explore new opportunities and challenges in physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

A general outline of the topics covered by the workshop will be given by invited speakers (abstract submission via the online form on this website until January 16th 2023). Additionally, we encourage application for posters by sending a title and a short (one paragraph) abstract to bbriep.workshop@gmail.com until January 16th 2023 (non-registered applicants please include their affiliation, contact details and specify whether they want to apply for financial support or cover their participation fully from own funds).

The outreach video about our ESI workshop is now online!
https://youtu.be/bHtsjLHW88M

The workshop is financially supported by the Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers - Light and Matter at the Quantum Frontier

https://www.quantumfrontiers.de/en/

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