October 2012 - ITP-quantumseminare

QSIT Seminar: Jelena Klinovaja, Friday Nov 2, 2012
by QSIT Seminar 31 Oct '12

31 Oct '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Ilona Blatter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Friday Nov 2, 2012 Time : 14:00 Place: ETH Science City, HPF G 6 Host: Parisa Fallahi, Atac Imamoglu Transition from fractional to Majorana fermions in Rashba nanowires Jelena Klinovaja Condensed Matter Theory and Quantum Computing Group, University of Basel abstract: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks/abstractKlinovaja ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Schafmattstrasse 16 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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Group Meeting Location Notice
by Joe Renes 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Hi all, just a short notice that we're back in E41.1 today. This should be the last time [crosses fingers]... Best, -joe

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Seminar in Computational Physics: Mohammad Amin, Nov. 1, 2012
by QSIT Seminar 30 Oct '12

30 Oct '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following Seminar in Computational Physics. With best regards, Ilona ------------------------- > Mohammad Amin, D-Wave Systems Inc., Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada > > will talk about > > Evidence of entanglement in a quantum annealing processor > > Date: November 1, 2012 > Place: HIT E 41.1 > Time: 11:00h > > Abstract: > Entanglement is believed to be an important resource for quantum computation. With the development of relatively large scale (128-qubit) quantum annealing processors, the question of whether such processors can generate and utilize entanglement between their qubits, especially in the presence of a thermal environment, becomes crucial. In this presentation, I will provide experimental evidence for the presence of entangled eigenstates in the multi-qubit energy spectrum of the processor when implementing example problems. The eigenstates are detected using a newly developed tunneling spectroscopy technique and the resulting eigen-spectrum is compared with the theoretical predictions. I will also show that the thermal mixed state of the processor can become entangled during the quantum annealing of these problems. Such thermal entanglement is robust and does not vanish with time, indicating that the processor can employ robust quantum resources for solving problems. > > sig. Matthias Troyer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Schafmattstrasse 16 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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QSIT Lunch Seminar, Thursday November 1, 2012
by QSIT Seminar 29 Oct '12

29 Oct '12

Dear QSIT members The next QSIT Lunch Seminar will take place on Thursday November 1, 2012, at 12:00 noon in the room HPF G6, ETH Hönggerberg, Zurich. There will be two talks of 30 minutes duration jointly presented by two collaborators from different research groups. At 13:00 pm free pizza is offered to the participants. Coupling of graphene to a THz-metasurface Federico Valmorra Quantum Optoelectronics Group, ETH Zurich Observing the Drop of Resistance in the Flow of a Superfluid Fermi Gas David Stadler Quantum Optics Group, ETH Zurich Abstracts: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/lunchseminar/November2012 Please register for your free pizza at the following link by Tuesday Oct 30, 12:00 noon https://ethz.doodle.com/mvem9m9x8r9wuz46 QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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QSIT/QC2 Seminar by Tobias Tiecke, Oct 29, 2012, in Basel
by QSIT Seminar 25 Oct '12

25 Oct '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Monday Oct 29, 2012 Place: Uni Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Patrick Maletinsky Trapping Single Atoms near Nanoscale Structures Tobias Tiecke Havard University Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/cms.htm QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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QSIT Seminar Fri Oct 26, 2012 - Cord A. Mueller
by QSIT Seminar 24 Oct '12

24 Oct '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Johanna Rössler ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Fri Oct 26, 2012 Time: 11:00 Place: HPF G6 Host: Jean-Philipe Brantut Coherent forward scattering reveals Anderson localization of matter waves Cord A. Mueller National University of Singapore Abstract: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks/abstractMuellerCord ---------------------------------------------- ETH Zurich Dr. Johanna Rössler NCCR QSIT Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Schafmattstrasse 16 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: + 41 44 633 23 00

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Last minute changes
by Joe Renes 22 Oct '12

22 Oct '12

Hi all, some last minute changes for the group meeting tomorrow: 1. Markus Mueller will give a short talk, in addition to Anthony Leverrier 2. we meet again in F31.2, which is the new usual room. Same time, though: 16:30. In addition, if you want to add the group meeting calendar to your own google calendar (or anything using .ics calendar files), here's the address: https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/acrsgi48mfnbcj65352healc0g%40group.cal… Best, -joe

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Special Student Lecture by Mildred Dresselhaus
by QSIT Seminar 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Dear all The NCCR QSIT organizes periodically a 'Special Lecture for master and PhD Students in Physics'. This semester the lecture will be given by Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus MIT, Cambridge, USA For more than 50 years she has studied the properties of carbon in its different appearances, like graphite, fullerenes, or carbon nanotubes. Several physical theories are named after Dresselhaus and she was recently awarded the 2012 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. Date: Tuesday October 23, 2012 Place: ETH Science City, HPH G3 Time: 10:45 - 11:30 Host: Klaus Ensslin You are cordially invited to attend this lecture. With best regards, Ilona Blatter --------------------------------------------------- ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Schafmattstrasse 16 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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QSIT/QC2 Seminar by Mark Buitlaar, Oct 22, 2012, in Basel
by QSIT Seminar 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Monday Oct 22, 2012 Place: Uni Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Christian Schönenberger Spin Physics in Carbon Nanotube Double Quantum Dots Mark Buitlaar University of Cambridge Details at: http://www.physik.unibas.ch/dept/pages/de/events/cms.htm QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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QSIT/QC2 Seminar by Ophir Auslaender, Oct 8, 2012, in Basel
by QSIT Seminar 04 Oct '12

04 Oct '12

Dear all Please be informed about the following joint QC2/QSIT Seminar. With best regards, Sandra Künzel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Monday Oct 8 2012 Place: Uni Basel, Klingelbergstr. 82, Lecture Hall 1 Time: 16:15 Host: Dominik Zumbühl The Behavior of Individual Superconducting Vortice as Revealed by Magnetic Force Microskopy Ophir Auslaender Technion Israel Details at: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/talks QSIT Seminar qsit-seminar(a)phys.ethz.ch ETH Zurich Sandra Künzel NCCR QSIT (Finances) HPF E 17 8093 Zurich www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch

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