PIRSA:14020121

Quantum Tapestries

Fisher, M. (2014). Quantum Tapestries. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/14020121

Fisher, Matthew. Quantum Tapestries. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 12, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14020121 

          @misc{ pirsa_14020121,
            doi = {10.48660/14020121},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/14020121},
            author = {Fisher, Matthew},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Quantum Tapestries},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2014},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:14020121 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Matthew Fisher University of California, Santa Barbara

DOI 10.48660/14020121
Collection
Talk Type Conference

Abstract

Within each of nature's crystals is an exotic quantum world of electrons weaving to and fro. Each crystal has it's own unique tapestry, as varied as the crystals themselves. In some crystals, the electrons weave an orderly quilt. Within others, the electrons are seemingly entwined in an entangled web of quantum motion. In this talk, I will describe the ongoing efforts to disentangle even nature's most intricate quantum embroidery. Cutting-edge quantum many-body simulations together with recent ideas from quantum information theory, such as entanglement entropy, are enabling a coherent picture to emerge.