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From Quantum Puzzles to Quantum Information Technology
Anton Zeilinger
(University of Vienna & Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Date: Monday 20 March 2017
Time: 17:30
Venue: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
R. da Academia das Ciências, 19, Lisbon
Access: Open to anyone curious about quantum physics and quantum technologies
(Entrance is free, no registration is required).
Abstract:
Quantum physics provides famous puzzles. These include Schroedinger's cat, Einstein’s spooky action at a distance and quantum randomness
(viz. Einstein's comment that God does not play dice). To date, the fundamental concepts, demonstrated by these puzzles, became the basis for the emerging quantum information technology. It includes quantum teleportation, and quantum computation. The future quantum internet will combine these ideas. It will consist of quantum computers connected by quantum links carrying photons. From a fundamental point of view, these experiments have sharpened our basic questions about the nature of quantum systems.
Organized by:
- Doctoral Programme in the Physics and Mathematics of Information, Instituto Superior Técnico
- Physics of Information and Quantum Technologies Group, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
(University of Vienna & Austrian Academy of Sciences)
Date: Monday 20 March 2017
Time: 17:30
Venue: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
R. da Academia das Ciências, 19, Lisbon
Access: Open to anyone curious about quantum physics and quantum technologies
(Entrance is free, no registration is required).
Abstract:
Quantum physics provides famous puzzles. These include Schroedinger's cat, Einstein’s spooky action at a distance and quantum randomness
(viz. Einstein's comment that God does not play dice). To date, the fundamental concepts, demonstrated by these puzzles, became the basis for the emerging quantum information technology. It includes quantum teleportation, and quantum computation. The future quantum internet will combine these ideas. It will consist of quantum computers connected by quantum links carrying photons. From a fundamental point of view, these experiments have sharpened our basic questions about the nature of quantum systems.
Organized by:
- Doctoral Programme in the Physics and Mathematics of Information, Instituto Superior Técnico
- Physics of Information and Quantum Technologies Group, Instituto de Telecomunicações
- Academia das Ciências de Lisboa
Supported by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PD/00204/2012 and UID/EEA/50008/2013).