Polaritonic Chemistry - Coherent Quantum Control of Molecules with Modified Vacuum Fields

Rotational polaritons in the gas phase

4 May 2026, 16:50

20m

Albano 3: 4205 - SU Conference Room (40 seats) (Albano Building 3)

Contributed Talk Monday Afternoon

Speaker

Tamás Szidarovszky (Eötvös Loránd University)

Description

This presentation will provide a theoretical perspective on the topic of rotational polaritons formed in THz/microwave cavities. Some of the unique features of rotational strong coupling for the different types of molecular rotors will be presented and discussed, and a gentle introduction to the comprehensive quantum theory of rotational polaritons, based on the more general framework on rovibrational polaritons [1,2], will be given. Recent numerical results on the energetics, spectroscopy and dynamics of one- or more molecular rotors strongly coupled to multiple cavity modes will also be covered.
[1] J. Chem. Phys. 159, 014112 (2023).
[2] J. Chem. Phys. 162, 034117 (2025).