About
My teaching involves primarily mathematics and physics for engineering students.
By background I'm a theoretical physicist - specializing in atomic physics.
Within my research I am interested in how microscopical objects behave - objects which are subject to the laws of quantum physics. This includes phenomena which involve the interaction between matter and light - such as when an atom is torn apart by a strong laser pulse. It also involves quantum information technology.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Information and communication systems Physics Atomic physics, molecular physics Applied mathematics Condensed matter physics Electromagnetism, acoustics, optics
Subject areas
Quantum mechanics Decohrence Doubly excited states Relativistic quantum physics Quantum computing Non-Hermitian quantum physics Atto second physics
Research groups
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Dalen, Bendik Steinsvåg
;
Selstø, Sølve
(2025).
Photoelectron spectra calculated from absorption.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 111.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.111.033116
Kjellsson Lindblom, Tor Hugo Iwao;
Bræck, Simen
;
Selstø, Sølve
(2024).
Nonrelativistic Dirac equation: An application to photoionization of highly charged hydrogenlike ions.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 110.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.110.063120
Selstø, Sølve
(2022).
Absorbers as detectors for unbound quantum systems.
7 p.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 106.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.106.042213
Bungum, Berit;
Selstø, Sølve
(2022).
What do quantum computing students need to know about quantum physics?.
12 p.
European Journal of Physics.
Vol. 43.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ac7e8a
Bungum, Berit;
Selstø, Sølve
(2021).
Quantum Computing vs. Physics: What do Quantum Computing Students Need to Know about Quantum Mechanics?.
ERCIM News.
https://ercim-news.ercim.eu/en128/special/quantum-
Kjellsson Lindblom, Tor Hugo Iwao;
Selstø, Sølve
(2021).
Relativistic photoionization with elliptically polarized laser fields in the ultraviolet region.
10 p.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 104.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.104.043102
Selstø, Sølve
(2021).
Absorption and analysis of unbound quantum particles one by one.
14 p.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 103.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.012812
Kjellsson Lindblom, Tor Hugo Iwao; Førre, Morten; Lindroth, Eva;
Selstø, Sølve
(2020).
Relativistic effects in photoionizing a circular Rydberg state in the optical regime.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 102:063108.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.063108
Førre, Morten;
Selstø, Sølve
(2020).
Schrödinger formulation of the nondipole light-matter interaction consistent with relativity.
Physical Review A (PRA).
Vol. 101:03416.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.101.063416
Kjellsson Lindblom, Tor; Førre, Morten; Lindroth, Eva;
Selstø, Sølve
(2018).
Semirelativistic Schrödinger equation for relativistic laser-matter interactions.
Physical Review Letters.
Vol. 121.
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.253202
