Biography:Adolfo del Campo

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Adolfo del Campo
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Alma materUniversity of Basque Country
Known forShortcuts to adiabaticity
Kibble-Zurek mechanism
Quantum speed limit
AwardsJ. R. Oppenheimer Fellowship (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum Physics
Institutions

Adolfo del Campo (born 1981, Bilbao, Spain) is a Spanish physicist and a professor of physics at the University of Luxembourg.[1] He is best known for his work in quantum control and theoretical physics. He is notable as one of the pioneers of shortcuts to adiabaticity. He was elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2023.[2]

Education

Del Campo was educated at the University of the Basque Country, The University of Texas at Austin, and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed his Ph.D. at the University of the Basque Country in 2008. He was a postdoctoral research associate at Imperial College London. He was awarded a Distinguished J. Robert Oppenheimer Fellowship at Los Alamos National Laboratory.[3]

Career

In 2014, he became an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts.[4] He was an Ikerbasque Research Professor at the Donostia International Physics Center (2019-2020) and is a full professor at the University of Luxembourg. He has held visiting positions at several universities, including the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the University of Kyoto, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Institut Henri Poincaré. During his career, del Campo has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. He has contributed to developing shortcuts to adiabaticity, quantum speed limits, quantum heat engines and the Kibble–Zurek mechanism.

Research

Del Campo, in collaboration with other researchers, has contributed significantly to the development of shortcuts to adiabaticity, which are techniques designed to efficiently prepare quantum states.[5][6] His work has extended their application to encompass many-body quantum systems with continuous variables [7][8][9] and spin degrees of freedom.[10][11] These extensions have led to novel quantum algorithms combining the quantum circuit model of quantum computation with shortcuts to adiabaticity.

In partnership with Muga and Ruschhaupt, Del Campo edited the comprehensive volume titled "Time in Quantum Mechanics".[12] He has generalized the time-energy uncertainty relation by introducing quantum speed limits in open quantum systems[13] and classical systems.[14][15][16]

Working on quantum thermodynamics, Del Campo proposed using shortcuts to adiabaticity to enhance the performance of quantum heat engines and bounding the output power by means of quantum speed limits.[17][18] This approach motivated experiments demonstrating the suppression of quantum friction[19] and the realization of superadiabatic quantum engines. In collaboration with Jaramillo and Beau, Dr. Del Campo conducted pioneering theoretical research showcasing the quantum supremacy of many-body thermodynamic devices, establishing the superior performance of heat engines employing many-body working substances compared to their classical counterparts.[20]

Del Campo's contributions to the field of phase transitions expanded upon the Kibble–Zurek mechanism, which explains the creation of topological defects upon crossing critical points in both classical and quantum systems.  Del Campo, in collaboration with Kibble and Zurek, introduced the Inhomogeneous Kibble-Zurek mechanism, a concept that involves spatially local driving to minimize defect formation during phase transitions.[21] This prediction has undergone experimental validation using various systems, including trapped ions[22][23] and ultracold gases. Additionally, Del Campo's work has uncovered universal features beyond the traditional Kibble-Zurek mechanism. He predicted the fluctuations in the number of topological defects to be universal,[24][25] with confirmation achieved through experiments using D-Wave devices.[26][27]

Awards

See also

References

  1. "University of Luxembourg People - Adolfo Del Campo". 15 December 2023. https://wwwen.uni.lu/research/fstm/dphyms/people/adolfo_del_campo_echevarria. 
  2. "APS Fellow Archive". https://www.aps.org/programs/honors/fellowships/archive-all.cfm?initial=&year=2023&unit_id=DQI&institution=. 
  3. "LANL Distinguished Postdoc Fellows". https://www.lanl.gov/careers/career-options/postdoctoral-research/_assets/docs/all-dist-pd-fellow.pdf. 
  4. "University of Massachusetts Boston Faculty & Staff". https://www.umb.edu/academics/csm/faculty_staff/adolfo_del_campo. 
  5. Chen, Xi; Ruschhaupt, A.; Schmidt, S.; del Campo, A.; Guéry-Odelin, D.; Muga, J. G. (2010-02-11). "Fast Optimal Frictionless Atom Cooling in Harmonic Traps: Shortcut to Adiabaticity". Physical Review Letters 104 (6): 063002. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.063002. PMID 20366818. Bibcode2010PhRvL.104f3002C. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.063002. 
  6. Torrontegui, Erik; Ibáñez, Sara; Martínez-Garaot, Sofia; Modugno, Michele; del Campo, Adolfo; Guéry-Odelin, David; Ruschhaupt, Andreas; Chen, Xi et al. (2013-01-01), "Shortcuts to Adiabaticity", in Arimondo, Ennio; Berman, Paul R.; Lin, Chun C., Chapter 2 - Shortcuts to Adiabaticity, Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 62, Academic Press, pp. 117–169, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-408090-4.00002-5, ISBN 9780124080904, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124080904000025, retrieved 2023-10-03 
  7. del Campo, A. (2011-09-26). "Frictionless quantum quenches in ultracold gases: A quantum-dynamical microscope". Physical Review A 84 (3): 031606. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.84.031606. Bibcode2011PhRvA..84c1606D. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.84.031606. 
  8. Campo, A. del; Boshier, M. G. (2012-09-11). "Shortcuts to adiabaticity in a time-dependent box" (in en). Scientific Reports 2 (1): 648. doi:10.1038/srep00648. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 22970340. Bibcode2012NatSR...2E.648D. 
  9. del Campo, Adolfo (2013-09-03). "Shortcuts to Adiabaticity by Counterdiabatic Driving". Physical Review Letters 111 (10): 100502. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.100502. PMID 25166641. Bibcode2013PhRvL.111j0502D. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.100502. 
  10. del Campo, Adolfo; Rams, Marek M.; Zurek, Wojciech H. (2012-09-13). "Assisted Finite-Rate Adiabatic Passage Across a Quantum Critical Point: Exact Solution for the Quantum Ising Model". Physical Review Letters 109 (11): 115703. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.115703. PMID 23005647. Bibcode2012PhRvL.109k5703D. 
  11. Saberi, Hamed; Opatrný, Tomáš; Mølmer, Klaus; del Campo, Adolfo (2014-12-01). "Adiabatic tracking of quantum many-body dynamics". Physical Review A 90 (6): 060301. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.90.060301. Bibcode2014PhRvA..90f0301S. 
  12. Muga, Gonzalo; Ruschhaupt, Andreas; Campo, Adolfo, eds (2009) (in en). Time in Quantum Mechanics II. Lecture Notes in Physics. 789. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03174-8. ISBN 978-3-642-03173-1. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03174-8. 
  13. del Campo, A.; Egusquiza, I. L.; Plenio, M. B.; Huelga, S. F. (2013-01-30). "Quantum Speed Limits in Open System Dynamics". Physical Review Letters 110 (5): 050403. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.050403. PMID 23414008. Bibcode2013PhRvL.110e0403D. 
  14. Shanahan, B.; Chenu, A.; Margolus, N.; del Campo, A. (2018-02-12). "Quantum Speed Limits across the Quantum-to-Classical Transition". Physical Review Letters 120 (7): 070401. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.070401. PMID 29542956. Bibcode2018PhRvL.120g0401S. 
  15. Nicholson, Schuyler B.; García-Pintos, Luis Pedro; del Campo, Adolfo; Green, Jason R. (December 2020). "Time–information uncertainty relations in thermodynamics" (in en). Nature Physics 16 (12): 1211–1215. doi:10.1038/s41567-020-0981-y. ISSN 1745-2481. Bibcode2020NatPh..16.1211N. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-020-0981-y. 
  16. García-Pintos, Luis Pedro; Nicholson, Schuyler B.; Green, Jason R.; del Campo, Adolfo; Gorshkov, Alexey V. (2022-02-28). "Unifying Quantum and Classical Speed Limits on Observables". Physical Review X 12 (1): 011038. doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.12.011038. Bibcode2022PhRvX..12a1038G. 
  17. Campo, A. del; Goold, J.; Paternostro, M. (2014-08-28). "More bang for your buck: Super-adiabatic quantum engines" (in en). Scientific Reports 4 (1): 6208. doi:10.1038/srep06208. ISSN 2045-2322. PMID 25163421. Bibcode2014NatSR...4E6208C. 
  18. Beau, M.; Jaramillo, J.; del Campo, A. (2016-04-30). "Scaling-up quantum heat engines efficiently via shortcuts to adiabaticity". Entropy 18 (5): 168. doi:10.3390/e18050168. ISSN 1099-4300. Bibcode2016Entrp..18..168B. 
  19. Deng, Shujin; Chenu, Aurélia; Diao, Pengpeng; Li, Fang; Yu, Shi; Coulamy, Ivan; del Campo, Adolfo; Wu, Haibin (2018-04-06). "Superadiabatic quantum friction suppression in finite-time thermodynamics" (in en). Science Advances 4 (4): eaar5909. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aar5909. ISSN 2375-2548. PMID 29719865. Bibcode2018SciA....4.5909D. 
  20. Jaramillo, J; Beau, M; Campo, A del (2016-07-26). "Quantum supremacy of many-particle thermal machines". New Journal of Physics 18 (7): 075019. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/18/7/075019. ISSN 1367-2630. Bibcode2016NJPh...18g5019J. 
  21. del Campo, A; Kibble, T W B; Zurek, W H (2013-10-09). "Causality and non-equilibrium second-order phase transitions in inhomogeneous systems". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 25 (40): 404210. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/25/40/404210. ISSN 0953-8984. PMID 24025443. Bibcode2013JPCM...25N4210D. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0953-8984/25/40/404210. 
  22. Ulm, S.; Roßnagel, J.; Jacob, G.; Degünther, C.; Dawkins, S. T.; Poschinger, U. G.; Nigmatullin, R.; Retzker, A. et al. (2013-08-07). "Observation of the Kibble–Zurek scaling law for defect formation in ion crystals" (in en). Nature Communications 4 (1): 2290. doi:10.1038/ncomms3290. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 23921517. Bibcode2013NatCo...4.2290U. 
  23. Pyka, K.; Keller, J.; Partner, H. L.; Nigmatullin, R.; Burgermeister, T.; Meier, D. M.; Kuhlmann, K.; Retzker, A. et al. (2013-08-07). "Topological defect formation and spontaneous symmetry breaking in ion Coulomb crystals" (in en). Nature Communications 4 (1): 2291. doi:10.1038/ncomms3291. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 23921564. Bibcode2013NatCo...4.2291P. 
  24. del Campo, Adolfo (2018-11-14). "Universal Statistics of Topological Defects Formed in a Quantum Phase Transition". Physical Review Letters 121 (20): 200601. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.200601. PMID 30500249. Bibcode2018PhRvL.121t0601D. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.200601. 
  25. Gómez-Ruiz, Fernando J.; Mayo, Jack J.; del Campo, Adolfo (2020-06-17). "Full Counting Statistics of Topological Defects after Crossing a Phase Transition". Physical Review Letters 124 (24): 240602. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.240602. PMID 32639801. Bibcode2020PhRvL.124x0602G. https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.240602. 
  26. Bando, Yuki; Susa, Yuki; Oshiyama, Hiroki; Shibata, Naokazu; Ohzeki, Masayuki; Gómez-Ruiz, Fernando Javier; Lidar, Daniel A.; Suzuki, Sei et al. (2020-09-08). "Probing the universality of topological defect formation in a quantum annealer: Kibble-Zurek mechanism and beyond". Physical Review Research 2 (3): 033369. doi:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033369. Bibcode2020PhRvR...2c3369B. 
  27. King, Andrew D.; Suzuki, Sei; Raymond, Jack; Zucca, Alex; Lanting, Trevor; Altomare, Fabio; Berkley, Andrew J.; Ejtemaee, Sara et al. (November 2022). "Coherent quantum annealing in a programmable 2,000 qubit Ising chain" (in en). Nature Physics 18 (11): 1324–1328. doi:10.1038/s41567-022-01741-6. ISSN 1745-2481. Bibcode2022NatPh..18.1324K. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41567-022-01741-6. 
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