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Department(s)/lab(s): Department of Physics, Institute of Theoretical Physics III | Buechler Group - Institute for Theoretical Physics III @ Stuttgart
Summary:

Buechler leads quantum many-body theory at ITP III: strongly interacting quantum systems, quantum optics, and the theory of cold atomic and molecular gases -- in particular Rydberg systems, where he has been a central theorist for interaction-engineered tweezer arrays, dressed interactions and photon-photon interactions in Rydberg media. He is the theory counterpart to Pfau's and Wrachtrup's experiments in the same department. Relative to the established NV-ensemble quantum-sensing playbook (DEER, nanoscale NMR, T1 relaxometry at pT/sqrt(Hz) ensemble sensitivity), a theory-first inclusion: the relevant output is the protocol layer -- how to engineer Hamiltonians in interacting spin/Rydberg ensembles so that entanglement or dressing improves sensitivity beyond the standard quantum limit, which is exactly the theory an NV-ensemble sensing programme needs and rarely has in-house.

Created at: July 14, 2026, 8:26 p.m. Updated at: July 14, 2026, 8:26 p.m. Metadata: Freshness: 2026-07-14. Primary lab: Institute of Theoretical Physics III, University of Stuttgart. Theory group.