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As part of deepening my background in Loop Quantum Gravity, I will give a brief introduction to the canonical formulation of the theory. I will outline the motivation for choosing appropriate classical variables—specifically the Ashtekar–Barbero connection and densitized triad—and explain how these…

Physics has been driven by the discovery of novel phases of matter, largely in materials. Recently, the advent of both quantum error correction and machine learning, viewed as physical phenomena, has compelled us to revisit the notion of a phase itself. I will show how decodable/undecodable regimes…

In this broad-audience talk, I will discuss the basics of gravitational wave theory and the major achievements in the field following the direct observation of the first gravitational wave signal in 2015. Then, I will discuss how gravitational wave data are used to test the validity of general…

Since the 1980s, simulation of quantum many-body systems has been a leading candidate for practical quantum advantage. Yet computing thermal equilibrium properties, a central pillar of this vision, still lacks an end-to-end algorithmic solution. Today, I will present a general-purpose algorithmic…