FoQuS is a laboratory based in the Mathematics Department at the Politecnico di Milano aiming to foster research activities in the conceptual and mathematical features of quantum physics.
It includes members of the department that actively work on relevant topics related to quantum mechanics, ranging from quantum probability, operator theory, entanglement and non-locality and quantum information to many-body quantum systems, phase transitions and symmetry breaking, open systems, semiclassical and scaling limits, quantum nonlinear models, quantum statistical mechanics, superoscillations and weak measurements.
As such, the laboratory offers a common platform to address foundational, interpretational, theoretical and mathematical issues in quantum mechanics, quantum field theory and quantum gravity, with the aim to enforce research exchange across different scientific-disciplinary sectors present in the department. In doing so, it even purports to develop external collaborations with colleagues in other departments of PoliMi as well as with national and international scholars working on quantum physics around the world.
FoQuS is also committed to contribute to the improvement of the quality of education of quantum physics at the academic level as well as of the models and methods based on it.
Latest updates and events
- Araki-Woods Day – Quasi-free states and Araki-Woods representationMichal Wrochna, Universiteit Utrecht 13/03/2026, 14:30h – 16:00h, Sala Consiglio, VII Piano / Floor VII, Department of Matematics (Bd. 14/Nave)
- Araki-Woods Day – Some remarks on open quantum systemsVojkan Jaksic, Politecnico di Milano 13/03/2026, 10:30h – 12:00h, Sala Consiglio, VII Piano / Floor VII, Department of Matematics (Bd. 14/Nave)
- Existence, degeneracy, discreteness and stability of ground states by logarithmic Sobolev inequalities on Clifford algebrasFabio E. G. Cipriani, Politecnico di Milano 26/02/2026 14:30h, Aula seminari III piano, Edificio14 Nave
- FoQuS26 – New Trends on the Foundations of Quantum Systems2 Feb. 2026
- Speed of propagation for the boson star equationViviana Grasselli, Université de Lorraine 28/01/2026 16:00h, Sala Consiglio, VII Piano, Campus Leonardo Ed. 14 (Nave)