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PIRSA:C08027 - Young Researchers Conference 2008PODCAST Subscribe to podcast

This conference provides an opportunity for invited young physicists to experience the dynamic environment and research opportunities offered to Postdoctoral Fellows pursuing their research careers at Perimeter Institute.

Organizer(s): Lee Smolin   Niayesh Afshordi   Michele Mosca   Ashwin Nayak   Maxim Pospelov   Neil Turok   Alex Buchel   Robert Spekkens  

Collection URL: http://pirsa.org/C08027

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Introduction to Quantum Gravity
Speaker(s): Daniele Oriti
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Date: 08/12/2008 - 10:00 am

Emergent gravity: lessons from two models
Speaker(s): Lorenzo Sindoni
Abstract: While analogue models for gravity have so far provided some insights on the kinematical aspects of general relativity, the emergence of gravitational dynamics is still unclear. In this talk I will present two models which aim at filling this gap. In the first one a BEC model is considered, to uncove... read more
Date: 08/12/2008 - 11:10 am

Black hole entropy in Loop Quantum Gravity
Abstract: I will review the present status of the black hole entropy computation in Loop Quantum Gravity within the isolated horizon framework. Starting from the recently discovered discretization effect, I will give an overview of the subsequent developments that have been obtained motivated by it. Through t... read more
Date: 08/12/2008 - 11:50 am

Introduction to Particle Physics
Speaker(s): Michael Trott
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Date: 08/12/2008 - 2:00 pm

A Toy Model of Unparticle Physics
Speaker(s): Yevgeny Kats
Abstract: I will discuss a simple two-dimensional theory, whose unparticle sector is a modification of the Schwinger model, that gives new insights into the qualitative features of unparticle physics. I will analyze the transition between the short-distance perturbative physics and large-distance unparticle b... read more
Date: 08/12/2008 - 4:00 pm

Supersymmetric U(1)' Models
Speaker(s): Gil Paz
Abstract: Extension of the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM) that include a U(1)' gauge symmetry are motivated by top-down constructions and offer an elegant solution to the MSSM mu problem. In this talk I will describe some of the opportunities that such models offer, such as a new mechanism for m... read more
Date: 08/12/2008 - 4:40 pm

Introduction to Quantum Information
Speaker(s): Jonathan Walgate
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Date: 09/12/2008 - 10:00 am

A photonic cluster state machine gun
Speaker(s): Netanel Lindner
Abstract: We present a method which can be used to convert certain single photon sources, such as quantum dots, into devices capable of emitting large strings of photonic cluster states in a controlled and pulsed “on demand” manner. Such sources greatly alleviate the resources required to achieve linear o... read more
Date: 09/12/2008 - 11:10 am

Surprises in the theory of quantum channel capacity
Speaker(s): Jon Yard
Abstract: A quantum channel models a physical process which adds noise to a quantum system by interacting with the environment. Protecting quantum systems from such noise can be viewed as an extension of the classical communication problem introduced by Shannon sixty years ago. A fundamental quantity of inter... read more
Date: 09/12/2008 - 11:50 am

Introduction to Cosmology
Speaker(s): Claudia de Rham
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Date: 09/12/2008 - 2:00 pm

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