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SUMMARY:Decoding the mysteries of quantum physics - Professor Jiannis K. P
 achos\, University of Leeds
DTSTART:20191204T193000Z
DTEND:20191204T203000Z
UID:TALK130243@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Tommy Tai
DESCRIPTION:Quantum physics fascinates scientists and the public alike. So
 metimes it is like a lens through which reality is viewed more clearly. At
  other times we are still at odds with its fundamental properties. Neverth
 eless\, scientists successfully already employ quantum physics for technol
 ogical applications\, ranging from X-rays\, lasers and MRI that transforme
 d modern medicine to semiconductors that revolutionised computers. Recentl
 y\, it has been proposed to use the full power of quantum mechanics in the
  form of a quantum computer. Can scientists learn how to use something tha
 t defies common logic? Or do we need to understand quantum mechanics in a 
 deeper level before any actual revolution is made in quantum technologies?
 \n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Prof Jiannis K. Pachos was born in Rhodes\, Greece. He 
 studied undergraduate Physics at the University of Athens\, and did his Ph
 D at Durham University. Subsequently\, he did postdocs at several places a
 round the world\, such as at MIT\, Max Planck Institute and Imperial Colle
 ge. Then he obtained a Royal Society University Research Fellowship that h
 e held at Cambridge and subsequently at the University of Leeds. Jiannis b
 ecame a Professor of Theoretical Physics in 2018. His main research intere
 sts are quantum matter\, geometrical and topological effects in physics an
 d quantum computation. To read more on topological quantum computation\, y
 ou may read his review article: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1705.04103.pdf
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\,  Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Ro
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