PIRSA:08110003

The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems

Wen, X. (2008). The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08110003

Wen, Xiao-Gang. The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 12, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08110003 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:08110003,
            doi = {10.48660/08110003},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08110003},
            author = {Wen, Xiao-Gang},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2008},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:08110003 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Xiao-Gang Wen Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Physics

Talk numberPIRSA:08110003
DOI10.48660/08110003
Collection
Talk Type Scientific Series

Abstract

We show that if a condensed matter system (a quantum qbit system) is in a string-net condensed state, then the low energy excitation in such a system can be gauge bosons (such as photons) and fermions (such as electrons). Such a system is actually the ether that we have been looking for 150 years. We will also discuss a quantum qbit system that may even give rise to emergent gravitons.