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Displaying all lectures given by: Sir Anthony Leggett


Glass: The Cinderella Problem of Condensed Matter Physics
Abstract: Amorphous materials (glasses) probably constitute >90% of the solid matter surrounding us in everyday life,yet traditional textbooks of condensed matter physics devote virtually no space to them.Crudely speaking,the puzzles in the behavior of glasses can be divided into three major areas:t... read more
Date: 03/08/2012 - 2:30 pm

Macroscopic Realism, Noninvasiveness and Weak Measurement
Abstract: This is a very informal talk about some of the issues associated with the notion of "macroscopic realism" (MR) and its relation to quantum mechanics (QM). After a brief discussion of the motivation for attempts to modify QM at some point between the level of the atom and that of ou... read more
Date: 19/07/2011 - 2:00 pm

Does entanglement persist at the macroscopic level?
Abstract: The quantum states postulated to occur in situations of the "Schroedinger's Cat" type are essentially N-particle GHZ states with N very large compared to 1,and their observation would thus be particularly compelling evidence for the ubiquity of the phenomenon of entanglement. Howev... read more
Date: 26/05/2010 - 2:00 pm
Series: Colloquium

Foundations and Interpretation of Quantum Theory - Lecture 19
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Date: 25/03/2010 - 2:30 pm

Foundations and Interpretation of Quantum Theory - Lecture 18
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Date: 23/03/2010 - 2:30 pm

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Meet a Scientist - Sir Anthony Leggett
Abstract: Condensed matter systems at ultra low-temperature that show purely quantum phenomena – even on big scales (superfluidity, superconductivity, Bose-Einstein condensates); measurements in the quantum world; probing the foundations of quantum theory.
Date: 27/01/2009 - 2:40 am
Collection: Meet a Scientist

The Physics of Information: From Entanglement to Black Holes
Abstract: Do ideas about information and reality inspire fruitful new approaches to the hardest problems of modern physics? What can we learn about the paradoxes of quantum mechanics, the beginning of the universe and our understanding of black holes by thinking about the very essence of information? The answ... read more
Date: 05/12/2007 - 7:00 pm

The quantum realization paradox: theoretical considerations and experimental input (Part 1B)
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Date: 31/08/2007 - 10:30 am

The quantum realization paradox: theoretical considerations and experimental input (Part 1A)
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Date: 31/08/2007 - 9:15 am

Manybody Physics meets Quantum Engineering
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Date: 26/06/2007 - 9:00 am

Anthony Leggett - Thoughts on the future of Physics.
Abstract: 2003 Nobel Prize Winner shares thoughts on the future of physics.
Date: 02/10/2004 - 2:00 pm
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