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Friday, May 17, 2013 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Dr. Umesh Vazirani: Quantum Hamiltonian Complexity: through the computational lens

Dr. Umesh Vazirani, University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

The exponential complexity of quantum systems is a double edged sword: while making quantum computers possible it is also an enormous obstacle to analyzing and understanding physical systems. Is there any way around this curse of exponentiality?

Here are three basic questions that explore this issue: