[quantum-info] NOW IN BOB ROOM: PIQuDos seminar Wed Sept 17: Mark Howard

[Gus Gutoski]

Moved to Bob room due to a disaster in Time.  See you in a few minutes.  -Gus

On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:44 PM, Gus Gutoski
<ggutoski at perimeterinstitute.ca> wrote:
> 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