Gravity Laboratory
Gravity Laboratory
University of Nottingham
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National Quantum Technology Showcase 2021
QSimFP presented a novel interferometric detection method applied to fluid interfaces as the NQTP Showcase in London, 2021.
Research
We are carrying out research in the field of gravity simulators for early universe and black hole processes. For this we have identified and developed a series of novel experiments focussing on the control, manipulation and detection of fluid and superfluid interfaces. The experimental efforts are paired with high-level modelling support to reproduce in the laboratory some of the most ill-understood processes in our Universe, and make concrete predictions, transferable to cosmology, astrophysics and fundamental physics.
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Outreach
The combination of deep fundamental-science goals and cutting-edge technology puts us in a natural position to communicate to the general public the excitement and importance of fundamental research. For example, the Black Hole Laboratory in Nottingham has been filmed for the Strip of Cosmos (Discovery channel) and Black Holes - The Edge of All We Know (Netflix) science documentaries. We are currently planning a variety of novel outreach activities. Follow the link below to learn more about our outreach programme and/or to get involved.
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Origin and evolution of the multiply-quantised vortex instability, Sam Patrick, August Geelmuyden, Sebastian Erne, Carlo F. Barenghi, Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.02567
Superradiant scattering of orbital angular momentum beams, C. Gooding, S. Weinfurtner, and W. G. Unruh, Phys. Rev. Research 3, 023242 (2021)
The sound-ring radiation of expanding vortex clusters, August Geelmuyden, Sebastian Erne, Sam Patrick, Carlo Barenghi, Silke Weinfurtner, https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.11509
Backreaction in an Analogue Black Hole Experiment, S, Patrick, H. Goodhew, C. Gooding and S. Weinfurtner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 041105 (2021)
Interferometric Unruh detectors for Bose-Einstein condensates, Gooding, Cisco and Biermann, Steffen and Erne, Sebastian and Louko, Jorma and Unruh, William G. and Schmiedmayer, Joerg and Weinfurtner, Silke, Phys.Rev.Lett. 125 (2020) 21, 213603
Unruh and analogue Unruh temperatures for circular motion in 3+1 and 2+1 dimensions, Biermann, Steffen and Erne, Sebastian and Gooding, Cisco and Louko, Jorma and Schmiedmayer, Joerg and Unruh, William G. and Weinfurtner, Silke, Phys.Rev.D 102 (2020) 8, 085006
Quasinormal Mode Oscillations in an Analogue Black Hole Experiment, T. Torres, S. Patrick, M. Richartz, and S. Weinfurtner, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 011301 (2019)
Reinventing the Zel’Dovich wheel, C. Gooding, S. Weinfurtner, and W. G. Unruh, Phys. Rev. A 101, 063819 (2020)
Nonlinear Dynamics of the Cold Atom Analog False Vacuum, Jonathan Braden, Matthew C. Johnson, Hiranya V. Peiris, Andrew Pontzen, Silke Weinfurtner, JHEP 10 (2019) 174, https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.07873
Analogue Black Hole Spectroscopy; or, how to listen to dumb holes, T. Torres, S. Patrick, M. Richartz, and S. Weinfurtner, Class. Quantum Grav. 36 (2019) 194002