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Quantum research in Göttingen: Students experience particle physics up close!
International Student Research Days at the University of Göttingen: Experience particle physics from March 31st. until April 4th, 2025 in the Knowledge Forum.
Quantum research in Göttingen: Students experience particle physics up close!
From March 31st to April 4th, 2025 will take place at the Georg August University of Göttingen the international student research days take place. The event is part of the celebrations for the quantum year 2025. During this week, high school students can experience the fascinating world of particle physics up close.
Participants have the opportunity to take part in master classes in particle physics, during which they will collect data from CERN in Geneva will be analyzed. Daily events take place in Forum Wissen, Berliner Straße 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students interested in the event can register by email until March 27, 2025. These masterclasses are offered in collaboration with the International Particle Physics Outreach Group and aim to give young people a better understanding of the basic principles of quantum mechanics.
Quantum entanglement and particle physics
A central theme of this year's events is quantum entanglement, a phenomenon in quantum physics in which the state of one particle is linked to that of another, regardless of distance. This concept has no equivalent in classical physics and is crucial for testing the predictions of quantum mechanics. Practical applications of this discovery range from quantum cryptography to quantum computing.
Recent advances in research on Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have shown that quantum entanglement can now also be observed at high energies. Physicists Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger were awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for carrying out fundamental experiments on quantum entanglement. The universal detectors ATLAS and CMS at the LHC collected crucial data on quantum entanglement.
New research results and their significance
The first proof of quantum entanglement came from the ATLAS experiment and was recently published in the journal Nature. These observations indicated the entanglement of the decay products of top quarks, the heaviest known elementary particles. Their quantum properties, such as spin, were examined in order to draw conclusions about entanglement. The results expand the understanding of the properties of top quarks and their interactions.
The observation of quantum entanglement at high energies opens new perspectives for testing the Standard Model of particle physics. Future experiments could also provide clues to physical phenomena that go beyond the current model. These developments are not only important for science, but also offer students the opportunity to actively participate in researching these complex topics during the research weeks.
To find out more about the events or to register, interested classes from grade 10 and above as well as individuals can contact Prof. Dr. Arnulf Quadt and Dr. Contact Sebastian Wozniewski at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Göttingen.