March 2014 - ITP-quantumseminare

leaving
by Matthias Christandl 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Dear all, As my time at ETH is coming to an end, I would like to invite you to an apero at the institute (HIT K-floor near the coffee machine) on Friday, 14 March 2014, from 4pm. I would be very happy to see you! Matthias. Matthias Christandl Institute for Theoretical Physics ETH Zurich http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/christandl/index

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Talk Wednesday noon
by Matthias Christandl 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Dear all, Daniel Ebler will give a talk about his master thesis "The N-Representability problem for the Dennis-Borland setting" tomorrow, Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 12:00-12:30 in HIT E 41.1 Hope to see you, Matthias. Matthias Christandl Institute for Theoretical Physics ETH Zurich http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/christandl/index

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Seminar on Theoretical Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamic - Prof. Dr. Pierre Pillet - Friday March 14, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 11 Mar '14

11 Mar '14

Dear all Please find attached an invitation to a Seminar on Theoretical Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamic. With best regards, Ilona Blatter --------------------------------------------------- Date: Friday March 14, 2014 Place: ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI J 4 Time: 16:45 Host: Frédéric Merkt Two-, three-, four-, and many-body effects in a cold Rydberg-atom sample Prof. Dr. Pierre Pillet Laboratoire Aimé Cotton, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud and ENS Cachan, France Currently Invited Professor at the Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, ETHZ details: see attachment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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Fwd: REMINDER: Deadline registration for 2nd Seefeld Quantum information Workshop
by Matthias Christandl 07 Mar '14

07 Mar '14

Anfang der weitergeleiteten Nachricht: > Von: QI-Seefeld2014 <QI-Seefeld2014(a)uibk.ac.at> > Betreff: REMINDER: Deadline registration for 2nd Seefeld Quantum information Workshop > Datum: 7. März 2014 10:40:10 GMT > An: "sbravyi(a)gmail.com" <sbravyi(a)gmail.com>, Briegel, Hans Jürgen <Hans.Briegel(a)uibk.ac.at>, "buhrman(a)cwi.nl" <buhrman(a)cwi.nl>, "christandl(a)itp.phys.ethz.ch" <christandl(a)itp.phys.ethz.ch>, "ignacio.cirac(a)mpq.mpg.de" <ignacio.cirac(a)mpq.mpg.de>, "aram(a)mit.edu" <aram(a)mit.edu>, "patrick(a)cs.mcgill.ca" <patrick(a)cs.mcgill.ca>, "fizmh(a)univ.gda.pl" <fizmh(a)univ.gda.pl>, "slloyd(a)mit.edu" <slloyd(a)mit.edu>, "frank.verstraete(a)univie.ac.at" <frank.verstraete(a)univie.ac.at>, "antonio.acin(a)icfo.es" <antonio.acin(a)icfo.es>, "fgslbrandao(a)gmail.com" <fgslbrandao(a)gmail.com>, "Nicolas.Brunner(a)unige.ch" <Nicolas.Brunner(a)unige.ch>, "gchiribella(a)mail.tsinghua.edu.cn" <gchiribella(a)mail.tsinghua.edu.cn>, "jenseisert(a)gmail.com" <jenseisert(a)gmail.com>, "florian.froewis(a)unige.ch" <florian.froewis(a)unige.ch>, "gour(a)ucalgary.ca" <gour(a)ucalgary.ca>, "otfried.guehne(a)uni-siegen.de" <otfried.guehne(a)uni-siegen.de>, "R.Jozsa@damtp" <R.Jozsa@damtp>, "mardel(a)miranda.fis.ucm.es" <mardel(a)miranda.fis.ucm.es>, "Ramon.Munoz(a)uab.es" <Ramon.Munoz(a)uab.es>, "ferpas(a)caltech.edu" <ferpas(a)caltech.edu>, "renner(a)phys.ethz.ch" <renner(a)phys.ethz.ch>, "terhal(a)physik.rwth-aachen.de" <terhal(a)physik.rwth-aachen.de>, "wehner(a)comp.nus.edu.sg" <wehner(a)comp.nus.edu.sg>, "andreas.winter(a)uab.cat" <andreas.winter(a)uab.cat> > Kopie: "Kraus, Barbara" <Barbara.Kraus(a)uibk.ac.at>, "Duer, Wolfgang" <Wolfgang.Duer(a)uibk.ac.at>, "maarten.vandennest(a)mpq.mpg.de" <maarten.vandennest(a)mpq.mpg.de> > > Dear plenary and invinted speakers, > > We would like to remind you that the deadline for the upcoming > > *** 2nd Seefeld Quantum Information Workshop (29.6 - 4.7.2014) *** > > to be held in the beautiful village of Seefeld in Tirol, Austria, is fast approaching. > > As an invited speaker you do not need to register. We kindly ask you to forward this notice to any interested members of your group. > > To ensure proper arrangements for accommodation we kindly remind you that the deadline for registration is Sunday 16.3.2014. > > To register for the workshop please fill out the online registration form at > > http://www.uibk.ac.at/th-physik/qi-seefeld2014/ > > Due to a limited number of spaces we can only accommodate for a certain number of participants, which will be informed by the beginning of April. > > For more information of the 2nd Seefeld Quantum Information Workshop, its scope, as well as a list of confirmed invited speakers please visit the workshops webpage at > > http://www.uibk.ac.at/th-physik/qi-seefeld2014/ > > We are looking forward to seeing you in Seefeld. > > Best regards, > The organizers > Barbara Kraus, Michalis Skotiniotis, Wolfgang Dür (University of Innsbruck) > Maarten Van den Nest (MPQ Garching) > Matthias Christandl Institute for Theoretical Physics ETH Zurich http://www.itp.phys.ethz.ch/people/christandl/index

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Fwd: Seminar Announcement
by QSIT Seminar 05 Mar '14

05 Mar '14

Dear all Please be informed about the following seminar. With best regards, Ilona > ***************************************************************************** > > > Seminar Announcement > > > Speaker: Emil Bergholtz, Freie Universität Berlin > > Location: HIT E 41.1 > > Date: Thursday, March 6, 2014 > > Time: 15.00 h > > Title: Topology, frustration and flat bands in quantum many-body systems > > Abstract: > In this talk I will review the origin of various intriguing phenomena such as fractionalization in two traditionally distinct settings: geometrically frustrated magnets and in the fractional quantum Hall system. A common feature in these systems is the occurrence of flat bands which frustrate the interaction between the constituent particles and thereby suppress the tendency towards conventional (local) order. Especially interesting are flat bands characterized by non-trivial topological invariants, and I will argue that combining the ingredients of geometrical frustration and spin-orbit coupling is particularly promising in this regard. In fact, at fractional band filling such systems may host lattice generalizations of fractional quantum Hall states. Contrary to their continuum analogues, these states do not require an external magnetic field and may potentially persist at room temperature. This makes these systems very attractive for possible applications such as topological quantum computation. Moreover, this class of systems include new types of fractional topological insulators with no previously known counterparts. > > > sig. S. Huber > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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Quantum roundabout student conference, Nottingham
by Sandra Rankovic 04 Mar '14

04 Mar '14

http://quantumroundabout.weebly.com -- --Sandra--

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QSIT Lunch Seminar - Baptiste Allard & Andrey Lebedev - Thursday March 6, 2014
by QSIT Seminar 03 Mar '14

03 Mar '14

Dear QSIT members The next QSIT Lunch Seminar will take place on Thursday March 6, 2014 at 12:00 noon in the room HPF G 6, 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. Quantum interferometry with cold atoms on a chip Baptiste Allard Department of Physics, University of Basel and Sequential quantum-enhanced measurement with an atomic ensemble Andrey Lebedev Institute for Theoretical Physics, ETH Zurich Abstracts at: http://www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch/news/lunchseminar/march2014 Please register for your free pizza at the following link by Tuesday March 4, 12:00 noon https://ethz.doodle.com/9x7tqnvd4fwvbtae#table If you have suggestions on topics or speakers, or would like to present recent results of your research, please send your information to Andreas Wallraff or Ilona Blatter. With best regards, Andreas Wallraff, Professor for Solid State Physics Ilona Blatter QSIT Office ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETH Zurich Dr. Ilona Blatter NCCR QSIT Coordinator Laboratory for Solid State Physics HPF E 17 Otto-Stern-Weg 1 8093 Zurich ilona.blatter(a)phys.ethz.ch www.nccr-qsit.ethz.ch Phone: +41 44 633 36 06

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