Physics & Astronomy - Colloquium - Fernando Brandao - Microsoft Research

Title: "Quantum Entanglement in Many-Body Systems and Boundary Theories"

January 29, 2016
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Wilder 104
Sponsored by
Physics & Astronomy Department
Audience
Public
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Tressena Manning
603-646-2854
Abstract: Entanglement are correlations between many quantum systems that cannot
be described by classical theories. Entanglement is a key concept in quantum information 
theory and more recently it has been realized that it also has an important role in other
areas of physics, from condensed matter and statistical mechanics to high energy physics. 
In this talk I will discuss the study of entanglement in quantum states composed of many bodies. 
I will discuss the concepts of entanglement area law, topological entanglement entropy
and entanglement spectrum. I'll argue how recent advances in quantum information theory
allows for a deeper understanding of these concepts and their relations to boundary theories. 
 
Location
Wilder 104
Sponsored by
Physics & Astronomy Department
Audience
Public
More information
Tressena Manning
603-646-2854