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PERIMETER INSTITUTE RECORDED SEMINAR ARCHIVE

PIRSA:C09018 - ISSYP 2009PODCAST Subscribe to podcast

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An Introduction to Quantum Information
Speaker(s): Sonia Markes
Abstract: A game that illustrates that quantum theory requires non-locality; an overview of the concept and basic mathematics of entanglement; and the concept of spin introduced via a Stern Gerlach set-up.
Date: 17/08/2009 - 1:00 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

Adventures with Superstrings
Speaker(s): Robert Myers
Abstract: Physics emerged from the twentieth century with two remarkably successful descriptions of nature which stand in striking contrast. Quantum mechanics describes the subatomic realm with intrinsic uncertainties and probabilities. On the other hand, Einstein's general relativity describe gravitational p... read more
Date: 18/08/2009 - 1:05 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

Quantum 4
Speaker(s): Richard Epp
Abstract: The role of zero point energy in the stability of atoms, the need for complex waves, and the physical process of photon emission and absorption, including why electrons in stationary states don't radiate.
Date: 18/08/2009 - 2:30 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009
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What's Blowing up the Universe?
Speaker(s): Mark Wyman
Abstract: The reason cosmologists have a job is that the Universe as a whole -- the stuff between planets and stars and galaxies -- is, despite first appearances, a pretty interesting place. The strangest fact about it is that it's expanding, and always has been, as far as we know (and though Einstein's theor... read more
Date: 19/08/2009 - 1:05 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

General Relativity 1
Speaker(s): Michael Burns
Abstract: The refinement of our understanding of Space and Time through thought experiments; starting with Newtonian ideas and ending with the mathematical adventures of Einstein and other prominent scientists as they contemplate the structure of stars.
Date: 19/08/2009 - 2:30 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

Quantum Cryptography
Speaker(s): Daniel Gottesman
Abstract: Information has always been valuable, never more so than in recent decades, and throughout history people have turned to cryptography in an attempt to keep important information secret. New technologies are now emerging based on the counterintuitive laws of quantum physics that govern the atomic sca... read more
Date: 20/08/2009 - 1:10 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

General Relativity 2
Speaker(s): Michael Burns
Abstract: The complete story of how the scientists’ had predicted the final stages of stars of varying masses: from the application of General Relatively, to the latest astronomical observations. Our journey starts with White Dwarfs and ends with a journey to and into a Black Hole and all the implic... read more
Date: 20/08/2009 - 2:30 pm
Collection: ISSYP 2009

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