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
Atomic physics, molecular physics Physics Condensed matter physics
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
Bungum, Berit; Selstø, Sølve (2022). What do quantum computing students need to know about quantum physics?. European Journal of Physics .
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://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
Selstø, Sølve (2021). Absorption and analysis of unbound quantum particles one by one. 14 p. Physical Review A (PRA) . Vol. 103.
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://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/Phys...
Førre, Morten; Selstø, Sølve (2020). Schrödinger formulation of the nondipole light-matter interaction consistent with relativity. Physical Review A (PRA) . Vol. 101:03416.
Kjellsson Lindblom, Tor; Førre, Morten; Lindroth, Eva; Selstø, Sølve
(2018).
Semirelativistic Schrödinger equation for relativistic laser-matter interactions.
Physical Review Letters
.
Vol. 121.
http://hdl.handle.net/1956/19794
Kjellsson, Tor; Førre, Morten; Simonsen, Aleksander; Selstø, Sølve; Lindroth, Eva
(2017).
Alternative gauge for the description of the light-matter interaction in a relativistic framework.
Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA)
.
Vol. 96:023426.
http://hdl.handle.net/1956/16693
Kjellsson, Tor; Selstø, Sølve; Lindroth, Eva (2017). Relativistic ionization dynamics for a hydrogen atom exposed to superintense XUV laser pulses. 9 p. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 95.
Simonsen, Aleksander; Kjellsson, Tor; Førre, Morten; Lindroth, Eva; Selstø, Sølve
(2016).
Ionization dynamics beyond the dipole approximation induced by the pulse envelope.
Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA)
.
Vol. 93:053411.
http://hdl.handle.net/1956/12746
Kjellsson, Tor; Selstø, Sølve; Bræck, Simen; Lindroth, Eva (2015). Relativistic dynamics for hydrogenlike systems. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) . Vol. 635.
Selstø, Sølve; Raynaud, Xavier; Simonsen, Aleksander; Førre, Morten
(2014).
Distinction between sequential and direct ionization in two-photon double ionization of helium.
Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA)
.
Vol. 90.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/2213
Selstø, Sølve
(2013).
Scattering in a quantum dot: the role of resonances.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
.
Vol. 25.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/1836
Selstø, Sølve (2012). Non-Hermitian quantum mechanics in the context of the Lindblad equation. 1 p. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) . Vol. 388:152016.
Selstø, Sølve
(2012).
Formulae for partial widths derived from the Lindblad equation.
Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA)
.
Vol. 85.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/1545
Bengtsson, Jakob; Lindroth, Eva; Selstø, Sølve
(2012).
Wave functions associated with time-dependent, complex-scaled Hamiltonians evaluated on a complex time grid.
9 p.
Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA)
.
Vol. 85.
http://hdl.handle.net/10642/1533
Selstø, Sølve; Birkeland, Tore; Kvaal, Simen; Nepstad, Raymond; Førre, Morten (2011). A master equation approach to double ionization of helium. 7 p. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics . Vol. 44.
Førre, Morten; Selstø, Sølve; Nepstad, Raymond
(2010).
Nonsequential Two-Photon Double Ionization of Atoms: Identifying the Mechanism.
4 p.
Physical Review Letters
.
Vol. 105.
http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v105/i16/e163001
Selstø, Sølve; Kvaal, Simen
(2010).
Absorbing boundary conditions for dynamical many-body quantum systems.
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
.
Vol. 43.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/10155
Lindroth, Eva; Argenti, Luca; Bengtsson, Jakob; Ferro, Fabrizio; Genkin, Michael; Selstø, Sølve (2009). The structure behind it all. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) . Vol. 194.
Selstø, Sølve; Bengtsson, Jakob; Lindroth, Eva (2009). Solution of the Dirac equation for hydrogenlike systems exposed to intense electromagnetic pulses. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 79.
Bengtsson, Jakob; Lindroth, Eva; Selstø, Sølve (2008). Solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation using uniform complex scaling. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 78.
Ostrovsky, Valentin N.; Volkov, Mikhail V.; Hansen, Jan Petter; Selstø, Sølve (2007). Four-state nonstationary models in multistate Landau-Zener theory. 7 p. Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics . Vol. 75.
Sælen, Lene; Sundvor, Ingrid; Birkeland, Tore; Selstø, Sølve; Førre, Morten (2007). Classical and quantum-mechanical investigation of the role of nondipole effects on the binding of a stripped HD2+ molecule. 4 p. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 76.
Selstø, Sølve; Førre, Morten (2007). Alternative descriptions of the light-matter interaction beyond the dipole approximation. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 76.
Førre, Morten; Hansen, Jan Petter; Kocbach, Ladislav; Selstø, Sølve; Madsen, Lars bojer; Kjeldsen, Thomas Kim (2007). Atoms and molecules in intense attosecond fields: beyond the dipole approximation. Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS) . Vol. 88.
Førre, Morten; Selstø, Sølve; Hansen, Jan Petter; Kjeldsen, Thomas Kim; Madsen, Lars B. (2007). Molecules in intense xuv pulses: Beyond the dipole approximation in linearly and circularly polarized fields. 4 p. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 76.
Selstø, Sølve; Alicia, Palacios; Jorge, Fernández; Fernando, Martín (2006). Electron angular distribution in resonance-enhanced two-photon ionization of H2+ by ultrashort laser pulses. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 75.
Selstø, Sølve; Førre, Morten (2006). Coherent single-electron transport between coupled quantum dots. Physical Review B. Condensed Matter and Materials Physics . Vol. 74.
Selstø, Sølve; McCann, Jim F.; Førre, Morten; Hansen, Jan Petter; Madsen, Lars Bojer (2006). Geometrical dependence in photoionization of H-2(+) in high-intensity, high-frequency, ultrashort laser pulses. 8 p. Physical Review A. Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (PRA) . Vol. 73.
