[quantum-info] PIQuDos seminar Wed Sept 17: Mark Howard

[Gus Gutoski]

Reminder: Mark Howard on Wed Sept 17 at 16:00 in the Time room.  -Gus

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:44 AM, Gus Gutoski
<ggutoski at perimeterinstitute.ca> wrote:
> Please join us on Wednesday, September 17 at 4pm in the Time room for
> a quantum information seminar by Mark Howard.
>
> Title:  A magic bullet for numerous quantum-informational tasks
> Speaker: Mark Howard
>
> Abstract: A class of d-level quantum states called "magic states",
> whose initial purpose was to enable universal fault-tolerant
> computation within error-correcting codes, has a surprisingly broad
> range of applications. We begin by describing their structure with
> respect to the Clifford hierarchy, and in terms of convex geometry
> before proceeding to their applications. They appear to have some
> relevance to the search for SIC-POVMs in certain prime dimensions. A
> version of the CHSH non-local game, using a d-ary alphabet and Pauli
> measurements, has an optimal quantum strategy using magic states.
> Finally, magic states exhibit nice symmetries (balanced, minimum
> uncertainty) with respect to Pauli measurements and consequently could
> find applications in areas like cryptography.
>
> Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2014.
> Time: 16:00
> Location: Time Room
>
> -Gus