Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems

Leading research in condensed matter, statistical mechanics, AMO physics, and quantum physics

We conduct basic and applied research in correlated electrons, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and the foundations of quantum mechanics

Our group provides theory, simulation, and computational capabilities impacting Los Alamos National Laboratory programs in materials physics, nanotechnology, AMO physics, quantum information science and technology, energy security, global security, and weapons physics.

Capabilities

Computational materials science
Foundations of quantum mechanics
Monte Carlo methods
Molecular dynamics
Density functional theory
Extreme event statistics
Uncertainty quantifications and risk analysis
Quantum information science
Quantum photonics and sensing
Metamaterials
Opacity modeling and simulation
Reliable and secure energy
Soft and active matter
Nonconventional computing
Network analysis and smart grids

Databases

Los Alamos Materials Properties Database

Software

TBM3: Tight-Binding Modeling for Materials at Mesoscale
Nemeton: Modeling tools for both particle and field theoretical treatments of complex soft matter systems, as well as support for analytical theory development, literature management, and rudimentary quantum simulation emulation.