Speaker:
Mathew Fisher
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Date:
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Time:
3:30 pm
Location:
RH 101
ABSTRACT:
Within each of natures crystals is an exotic quantum world of electrons weaving to and fro.
Each crystal has its 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 a
entangled web of quantum motion. In this talk I will describe the ongoing efforts to disentangle
even natures 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.