Simulating quantum mechanics is known to be a difficult computational problem, especially
when dealing with large systems. However, this difficulty may be overcome by using some …

Photonic synthetic materials provide an opportunity to explore the role of microscopic
quantum phenomena in determining macroscopic material properties. There are, however …

Rapidly growing demands for fast information processing have launched a race for creating
compact and highly efficient optical devices that can reliably transmit signals without losses …

Condensed matter physics has been driven forward by significant experimental and
theoretical progress in the study and understanding of equilibrium phase transitions based …

Topological photonics is a rapidly emerging field of research in which geometrical and
topological ideas are exploited to design and control the behavior of light. Drawing …

The intriguing many-body phases of quantum matter arise from the interplay of particle
interactions, spatial symmetries, and external fields. Generating these phases in an …

This article reviews recent theoretical and experimental advances in the fundamental
understanding and active control of quantum fluids of light in nonlinear optical systems. In …

Using a well-controlled quantum system to simulate complex quantum matter is an idea that
has been around for 30 years and put into practice in systems of ultracold atoms for more …

In this review we discuss the works in the area of quantum simulation and many-body
physics with light, from the early proposals on equilibrium models to the more recent works …

Phenomena associated with the topological properties of physical systems can be naturally
robust against perturbations. This robustness is exemplified by quantized conductance and …