[quantum-info] Joint PIQuDos / quantum gravity seminar on Thurs June 5: Ivette Fuentes [unusual location, date, time]

[Gus Gutoski]

Reminder: Joint PiQuDos / quantum gravity seminar tomorrow by Ivette
Fuentes at 4:30pm in the Bob room.  -Gus


On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 10:41 AM, Gus Gutoski <
ggutoski at perimeterinstitute.ca> wrote:

> Please join us on Thursday, June 5 at 4:30pm in the Bob room for a joint
> quantum information and quantum gravity seminar by Ivette Fuentes.
>
> Title:  *Quantum technologies as tools to deepen our understanding of
> quantum theory and relativity*
> Speaker:* Ivette Fuentes* (University of Nottingham)
>
> Abstract: Quantum information and quantum metrology can be used to study
> gravitational effects such as gravitational waves and the universality of
> the equivalence principle. On one hand, the possibility of carrying out
> experiments to probe gravity using quantum systems opens an avenue to
>  deepen our understanding of the overlap of these theories. On the other
> hand,  incorporating relativity in quantum technologies promises the
> development of a new generation of relativistic quantum applications of
> relevance in Earth-based and space-based setups. In this talk, I will
> introduce a framework for the application of quantum information and
> quantum metrology techniques to relativistic quantum fields.  I will show
> how, using this framework, we have been able to develop an accelerometer
> and a gravitational wave detector which exploit both quantum and
> relativistic effects. Moreover, our framework can be used to estimate with
> high precision spacetime parameters such as the Earth's Schwarzchild radius
> and the gravitational constant.
>
> Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014.
> Time: 16:30
> Location: Bob Room
>
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