Relativistic Quantum Information - 2012

36 talks

June 25, 2012 - June 28, 2012

C12030

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Relativistic Quantum Information

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Quantum Time-Like Curves: From Thought Experiment to Real Experiment

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060053
Finite Size Detectors in RQI

Antony Lee
University of Nottingham

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060054
Entanglement Resonances

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060055
On-chip Extraction of Quantum Correlations from the Vacuum

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060056
Relativistic Quantum Information anRelativistic Quantum Optics: towards experiments to reveal quantum effects provoked by gravity

Eduardo Martin-Martinez
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060043
Towards Quantum Science Experiments with Satellites

Thomas Jennewein
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060057
Black Holes and Qubits

Michael Duff
Imperial College London

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060038
Black Hole Entrophy Related to Measures of Entanglement

Peter Levay
Budapest University of Technology and Economics

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060039
Vacuum Entanglement and Gauge Symmetry
June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060067
Quantum Fields and Strings
Measuring Distance with Acceleration-assisted Entanglement Harvesting

Grant Salton
Amazon.com

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060059
A Fully Covariant Information Theoretic Ultraviolet Cutoff for Fields on Expanding FRW Spacetimes

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060060
A Fully-Relativistic Bandlimit on Quantum Fields' Two-Point Correlation Functions

Aidan Chatwin-Davies
University of British Columbia

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060041

Quantum Time-Like Curves: From Thought Experiment to Real Experiment

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060053

Thought experiments involving quantum mechanics in the presence of closed time-like curves (CTCs) seem to have little to do with reality. However, even particles that traverse the CTC passively and without interactions can lead to highly non-trivial effects, such as the maximal violation of the uncertainty principle. Moreover, these effects may carry over to curved space-times without CTCs, presenting novel opportunities for testing non-standard physics in the relativistic regime.
Finite Size Detectors in RQI

Antony Lee
University of Nottingham

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060054
Entanglement Resonances

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060055

We investigate entanglement creation between modes of a quantum field contained within a cavity which undergoes noninertial motion. We find that, in the the low acceleration regime, or equivalently in the small cavity regime, entanglement can be created from initially separable states and it can be linearly increased by repeating travel scenarios. We are able to fin analytically how all the parameter involved affect the entanglement. We suggest that this can be of interest when looking for experimental veriications of predictions within the field of relativistic quantum information.
On-chip Extraction of Quantum Correlations from the Vacuum

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060056
Relativistic Quantum Information anRelativistic Quantum Optics: towards experiments to reveal quantum effects provoked by gravity

Eduardo Martin-Martinez
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060043

We will explore different results on relativistic quantum information and general relativistic quantum optics whose aim is to provide scenarios where relativistic quantum effects can be experimentally accessible. Traditionally, relativistic quantum information has been far away from the experimental test, but the discipline is close to the transition point where experimental outcomes will soon arise. Not only to bestow experimental proof on long ago predicted but still undetected phenomena (such as the Unruh and Hawking effects), but also to provide insight into the relationship of general relativity and quantum theory, and to serve as a source of new quantum technologies.
We will show how it is possible to extract timelike and spacelike quantum correlations from the vacuum state of the field in a tabletop experiment, and how to use it to build a quantum memory. We will see how geometric phases can help to detect the Unruh effect and how to use what we learn from that setting to build a quantum thermometer. Finally we will discuss how quantum simulators can be applied to the study of quantum effects of gravity, and used to predict experimental scenarios way beyond current computational power of classical computers.
Towards Quantum Science Experiments with Satellites

Thomas Jennewein
Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC)

June 26, 2012

PIRSA:12060057

Space offers a very unique environment for quantum physics experiments at regimes for distance and velocity not possible on ground. In the recent years there have been a range of theoretical and experimental studies towards the feasibility of performing quantum physics and quantum information science experiments in space. The most advanced quantum application is quantum cryptography, known as quantum key distribution (QKD), which can be extended to global distances by bringing suitable quantum systems into space. It is interesting to note that with quantum satellites in Earth's orbit, we will be able to perform tests on the validity of quantum physics and entanglement at huge length scales and velocities. This could provide a possible route towards gaining insights into the interplay of quantum physics and relativity. I will review some of the interesting quantum entanglement tests that can be performed with satellites in space. I will also outline a proposed satellite mission that is based on existing technology on a small-scale satellite, and could be a first important step into this direction.
Black Holes and Qubits

Michael Duff
Imperial College London

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060038

Two different branches of theoretical physics, string theory and quantum information theory (QIT), share many of the same features, allowing knowledge on one side to provide new insights on the other. In particular the matching of the classification of stringy black holes and the classification of four-qubit entanglement provides a falsifiable prediction in the field of QIT.
Black Hole Entrophy Related to Measures of Entanglement

Peter Levay
Budapest University of Technology and Economics

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060039

Recently striking connections have been discovered between the research fields of black hole soultions in string theory and the one of entanglement measures in quantum entanglement theory.For the emerging research field the term The Black Hole/Qubit Correspondence has been coined. The basic idea is that wrapping configurations of extended objects in extra dimensions can give rise to interesting realizations of entangled systems and black holes at the same time. The geometry of the extra dimensions and the wrapping type determines the entangled system in question. Usually as the extra dimensional spaces Calabi-Yau manifolds are chosen. In this talk I give some hints how this constraint could be relaxed. These considerations might substantially generalize the range of validity of the Black-Hole/Qubit correspondence.
Vacuum Entanglement and Gauge Symmetry
June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060067
Quantum Fields and Strings
Measuring Distance with Acceleration-assisted Entanglement Harvesting

Grant Salton
Amazon.com

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060059

We show that entanglement harvested from a quantum field by interaction with local detectors undergoing anti-parallel acceleration can be used to measure the distance of closest approach between the two detectors. Information about the separation is stored nonlocally in the phase of the joint state of the detectors after the interaction; a single detector alone contains none. We model the detectors as two-level quantum systems accelerating uniformly through the Minkowski vacuum while interacting for a short time with a massless scalar field. This interaction allows entanglement to be swapped locally from the field to the detectors. Although each detector alone sees the same thermal spectrum (due to Unruh radiation), the joint state between them may be entangled. In the vicinity of a critical distance of closest approach between the detectors, the phase of the entangled state depends sensitively on the distance. We contrast this with the case of parallel acceleration, in which no such critical distance exists, and we discuss the connection of this case with entanglement harvested from an expanding universe.
A Fully Covariant Information Theoretic Ultraviolet Cutoff for Fields on Expanding FRW Spacetimes

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060060

A covariant ultra-violet cutoff on the modes of physical fields on a given space-time can be achieved by cutting off the spectrum of the D'Alembertian of the manifold. This cutoff is a natural generalization of the naive ultra-violet cutoff inEuclidean space which is obtained by simply projecting out frequencies greater in magnitude than a given maximum frequency. Here it is shown that for flat spacetime and expanding FRW spacetimes thiscutoff manifests itself as a decrease in temporal degrees of freedom for large spatial modes. In a large class of expanding FRW spacetimes where the proper time co-ordinate ends at a finite value, it is shown how the numberof temporal degrees of freedom of a fixed spatial mode depends on the magnitude of the spatial mode. We further indicate how the effects of this ultra-violet cutoff on the dynamics of field theories can be studied, and how the resulting modifications to inflationary predictions of the CMB spectrum could be calculated. This talk is based on ongoing joint work with Prof. Achim Kempf (University of Waterloo) and Aidan Chatwin-Davies (UW).
A Fully-Relativistic Bandlimit on Quantum Fields' Two-Point Correlation Functions

Aidan Chatwin-Davies
University of British Columbia

June 27, 2012

PIRSA:12060041

The bridge between continuous information and discrete information is provided by sampling theory. In this talk, I will discuss an application of covariant sampling theory to cosmology (see the previous talk by Dr. R. Martin). In cosmology, the two-point correlation function of a quantum field is of central importance because it is a measure of the size of the fluctuations of the quantum field and of the entanglement of the vacuum in a given spacetime. Furthermore, the two-point function is experimentally accessible through the cosmic microwave background. Using covariant sampling theory, I will show how an information-theoretic bandlimit imposed at the Planck scale manifests itself in the two-point function. We will examine this bandlimit in Minkowski space and in de Sitter space.

Title	Speaker(s)	Date	Talk Type	Info
Quantum Time-Like Curves: From Thought Experiment to Real Experiment		2012-06-26	Conference	View details
Finite Size Detectors in RQI	Antony Lee	2012-06-26	Conference	View details
Entanglement Resonances		2012-06-26	Conference	View details
On-chip Extraction of Quantum Correlations from the Vacuum		2012-06-26	Conference	View details
Relativistic Quantum Information anRelativistic Quantum Optics: towards experiments to reveal quantum effects provoked by gravity	Eduardo Martin-Martinez	2012-06-26	Conference	View details
Towards Quantum Science Experiments with Satellites	Thomas Jennewein	2012-06-26	Conference	View details
Black Holes and Qubits	Michael Duff	2012-06-27	Conference	View details
Black Hole Entrophy Related to Measures of Entanglement	Peter Levay	2012-06-27	Conference	View details
Vacuum Entanglement and Gauge Symmetry		2012-06-27	Conference	View details
Measuring Distance with Acceleration-assisted Entanglement Harvesting	Grant Salton	2012-06-27	Conference	View details
A Fully Covariant Information Theoretic Ultraviolet Cutoff for Fields on Expanding FRW Spacetimes		2012-06-27	Conference	View details
A Fully-Relativistic Bandlimit on Quantum Fields' Two-Point Correlation Functions	Aidan Chatwin-Davies	2012-06-27	Conference	View details

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