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Quantum Theory Seminar - Matteo Ippoliti (University of Texas at Austin)

Friday, November 10, 2023 at 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Clark Hall 701, Clark Hall, 701

Learnability phase transitions in monitored quantum dynamics

The dynamics of quantum many-body systems subject to repeated measurements has recently emerged as a rich subject for non-equilibrium physics. Remarkably, these systems can exhibit “measurement-induced phase transitions” (MIPTs) in the structure of quantum correlations, such as entanglement, as a function of the rate or strength of measurements versus unitary interactions. In this talk I will present an alternative point of view on these phenomena, based not on the structure of correlations in post-measurement states of the quantum system, but rather on the information content of the measurement outcomes themselves. The MIPT maps onto a phase transition in the ability of an eavesdropper to learn properties of an unknown state of the system by monitoring its dynamics. This learnability phase transition can be quantified within the framework of "classical shadow tomography"--a paradigm for learning many properties of quantum states from randomized measurements--where it arises as an abrupt change in the number of experimental repetitions required to learn various properties. This point of view unifies distinct manifestations of the MIPT under a common denominator, and points to new order parameters that could be used for its experimental detection.

 

Faculty Hosts: Eun-Ah KimChao-Ming Jian, and Debanjan Chowdhury

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https://www.youtube.com/@quantumtheoryseminar6651/streams

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Event Type

Seminar

Departments

LASSP

University Themes

Research

Tags

quantum_site, lassp, quantum_lassp

Cost

Free

Contact E-Mail

lassp-seminars@cornell.edu

Contact Name

Meredith Collins

Speaker

Matteo Ippoliti

Speaker Affiliation

University of Texas at Austin

Dept. Web Site

https://www.lassp.cornell.edu/

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