Research

Hamburg with its excellent X-ray and electron accelerators and international leading experts offer an ideal environment for groundbreaking research.

At the heart of the cluster’s activities is the exploration of the microscopic origin of emergence in non-equilibrium. Here we set out to comprehensively answer the question, how emergence of functionality relates to the fundamental laws and key defining principles of physics. Emergence occurs on different levels of hierarchy, which are correlated to specific time and length scales.

We have therefore divided our overarching research topic into three research areas, focusing on different levels of hierarchy:

A: Designing dynamical emergence in quantum matter

B: Capturing emergent chemistry

C: Exploring emergence in heterogeneous systems

If you are interested in joining one of our research groups, please view our job openings.