Quantum Information Theory - Visions and Perspectives

Niels Bohr Institute Colloquia by Professor Michael Wolf

Abstract: The young field of quantum information science attempts to exploit yesterdays paradoxes of quantum mechanics for tomorrows applications.

In this way Schroedinger's cat finds itself in the quantum computer, the uncertainty principle becomes the key for quantum cryptography and the findings of Einstein, Podolsky and Rosen form the basis for reducing information traffic in multi-core processors. The talk will provide an overview on the theoretical part of the field, sketch its visions and perspectives and show how the ideas of quantum information theory help to improve our understanding of the foundations of quantum mechanics and to reveal some of the puzzles of quantum many-body physics.

About the speaker: Michael Wolf joined the institution this spring on a 4-year Ole Rømer professorship from the Dansih Natural science research council.