"Where motion comes to life”
Motion plays a pivotal role in life, the universe, and everything.
- Why do things start to move?
- How fast are the smallest movements?
- When does quantum motion turn classically visible?
- In what way can we steer movements?
- What is time?
In our division's → research we use “fast” bright light and multi-dimensional measurement techniques to illuminate these and further questions evolving around the dynamical quantum world.
Director
Prof. Dr. Thomas Pfeifer
Phone: +49 6221 516-380
Assistant:
Alexandra Heid
Phone: +49 6221 516-270
Fax: +49 6221 516-604
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News
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