{"id":4294,"date":"2020-10-14T10:50:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T02:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/?post_type=jobs&p=4294"},"modified":"2020-10-14T10:50:53","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T02:50:53","slug":"gs-2020006","status":"publish","type":"jobs","link":"https:\/\/sites.gtiit.edu.cn\/research\/positions\/gs-2020006\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Position in Mathematical foundations of the Strong Field Approximation (SFA) and related matters"},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","_edit_lock":"1602643861:5","_edit_last":"5","job_custom_message":"","position_title":"PhD Position in Mathematical foundations of the Strong Field Approximation (SFA) and related matters (GS-2020006) - Group of Assoc. Prof. DSc. 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Dr. Marcelo Ciappina) is looking for 1 PhD student to conduct theoretical research projects in applied mathematics related to attosecond physics. Contract duration: 3 + 1 years.","sort-position_description":"sort-left-1","position_description-custom-title":"","position_description-hide-title":"on","position_responsibilities":"The Strong Field Approximation (SFA) presents a simple, analytic, and fully quantum theory for the description of the interaction of strong laser fields and matter. Originally developed to treat high-harmonic generation by low-frequency laser fields, it was later extended to tackle, amongst other strong field phenomena, above-threshold ionization (ATI). The SFA recovers the classical interpretation of Kulander et al. and Corkum and clearly explains why the single-atom harmonic-generation spectra fall off at an energy approximately equal to the ionization energy plus about three times the oscillation energy of a free electron in the field. In addition, the theory is able to give a reason for the maximum electron energies in the ATI process as well. The SFA is valid for arbitrary atomic potentials and can be generalized to describe laser fields of arbitrary ellipticity and spectral characteristics. Additional information about the strong field processes is obtained if the saddle point approximation is used. In this way, an interpretation in terms of quantum orbits can be recovered. The mathematical foundation behind the saddle point approximation is the solution of an equation (or a system of them) in a bounded region of a (multidimensional) complex plane. Up to now there is no a general framework to tackle this problem and consequently, particular numerical algorithms should be developed for each case.\r\n\r\nThe aim of this project is to develop analytical and numerical tools to solve the multidimensional saddle point problem, with emphasis in the strong field processes. The mathematical machinery to solve this problem already exists in the literature for the simplest cases, but it was never adapted for the solution of physical problems related with strong field physics. Having access to a general solution of the saddle point approximation in multi-dimensions, new and unexplored scenarios could be tackled. For instance, we could study, amongst other processes, double ionization in two-electron systems and disentangle the underlying physical mechanisms without the need to solve the full dimensional time dependent Schr\u00f6dinger equation.","sort-position_responsibilities":"sort-left-2","position_responsibilities-custom-title":"Project Details","position_responsibilities-hide-title":"off","position_qualifications":"Strong field phenomena, numerical modeling, attosecond physics, complex variable, applied mathematics","sort-position_qualifications":"sort-left-3","position_qualifications-custom-title":"Keywords","position_qualifications-hide-title":"off","sort-position_job_benefits":"sort-left-4","position_job_benefits-custom-title":"Selection Criteria","position_job_benefits-hide-title":"off","position_contacts":"Assoc. Prof. DSc. 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