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Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:00 am - 10:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Q+ hangout: Jeff Lundeen

A Q+ hangout is a broadcast seminar using the hangout feature of Google+. Title: Seeing is Believing: Direct Observation of the Wavefunction.

A Q+ hangout is a broadcast seminar using the hangout feature of Google+. Participation is limited at the moment. IQC was given one of the available slots. To take part in the hangout, join us in RAC1 3004 on Tuesday March 27th at 9am.

For more information about the Q+ hangouts, please visit http://qplus.burgarth.de/

Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Jay Erker: Application of the Dirac-Frenkel-McLachlan-Heller Time Dependent Variation of Parameters to NMR Problems

Jay Erker, University of California, Davis

Abstract

The time dependent Dirac-Frenkel-Mclachlan-Heller variation of parameters (DFMH method) is used to model two NMR problems that do not have analytical solutions, diffusion in a quadratic field gradient and radiation damping in an inhomogeneous field. Initial results related to the treatment of chemical exchange treated as a distribution and the application of the DFMH method to pulsed RF Gradients will be mentioned.

Monday, April 9, 2012 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Aram Harrow: Detecting pure entanglement is easy, so detecting mixed entanglement is hard

Aram Harrow, University of Washington

Abstract

This talk will begin by justifying the first part of the title, by explaining a method to test whether a given multipartite pure state is product or far from product, given only two copies of the state. Next, I'll explain how this test has implications for the computational hardness of a large number of optimization problems.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 12:00 am - Friday, April 13, 2012 1:00 am EDT (GMT -04:00)

Recent Progress in Quantum Algorithms

One of the main goals of Quantum Computation is to design novel methods for speeding up computations by taking advantage of the surprising effects of quantum mechanics. Many powerful quantum algorithms have been discovered over the last decade, yet a large number of them derive their power from a handful of ingredients. The workshop will review the state of the art in quantum algorithms and complexity, identify problems where methods founded on the laws of quantum physics might play a significant role, and establish common targets.