Quantum Connections in Sweden-15 Summer School

Schedule and Lecture Notes

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FIRST WEEK

Sunday 8 June

• Arrival

Monday 9 June

• 09:00 - 09:15 Opening - Wilczek
• 09:15 - 10:00 t’Hooft - The quantum pendulum clock is infinitely precise
• 10:00 – 10:15 Break
• 10:15 – 11:30 t’Hooft - Black Holes as the next crucial step towards understanding the Planck world of the small
• 11:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
• 13:30 – 14:15 Kane - Symmetry, Topology and the Phases of Quantum Matter
• 14:15 – 14:30 Break
• 14:30 – 15:15 Kane - Symmetry, Topology and the Phases of Quantum Matter
• 15:15 – 15:45 COFFEE
• 15:45 – 16:30 Simon - Anyons and Topological Quantum Computing
• 16:30 – 16:45 Break
• 16:45 – 17:30 Simon - Anyons and Topological Quantum Computing
• 17:30 – 18:15 Question/Answer (t’Hooft – Kane - Simon)
• 18:30 – Welcome words and Drinks followed by dinner

Tuesday 10 June

• 09:30 - 10:15 Jarillo-Herrero - The Magic of Moiré Quantum Matter
• 10:15 – 10:45 Break
• 10:45 - 11:30 Jarillo-Herrero - The Magic of Moiré Quantum Matter
• 11:30 – 13:45 LUNCH
• 13:45 - 14:30 Yao - Quantum Metrology meets Quantum Matter
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 - 15:30 Yao - Quantum Metrology meets Quantum Matter
• 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
• 16:00 - 16:45 Simon - Anyons and Topological Quantum Computing
• 16:45 – 17:00 Break
• 17:00 – 17:45 Simon - Anyons and Topological Quantum Computing
• 17:45 – 18:30 Question/Answer (Jarillo-Herrero – Yao - Simon)
• 19:00 – DINNER

Wednesday 11 June

• 09:00 - 09:45 Yao - Quantum Metrology meets Quantum Matter
• 09:45 – 10:00 Break
• 10:00 – 10:45 Yao - Quantum Metrology meets Quantum Matter
• 10:45 – 11:00 Break
• 11:00 – 11:45 t’Hooft - Black Holes as the next crucial step towards understanding the Planck world of the small
• 11:45 - 13:00 Lunch
• 13:00 – 13:45 Kane - Symmetry, Topology and the Phases of Quantum Matter
• 13:45 – 14:00 Break
• 14:00 – 14:45 Kane - Symmetry, Topology and the Phases of Quantum Matter
• 14:45 – 15:00 Break
• 15:00 – 15:45 Jarillo-Herrero - Next Generation Moiré Quantum Matter
• 15:45 – 16:00 Break
• 16:00 – 16:45 Jarillo-Herrero - Next Generation Moiré Quantum Matter
• 16:45 – 17:30 Question/Answer (Yao – t’Hooft - Kane - Jarillo-Herrero)
• 17:30 – POSTER PRESENTATIONS, BBQ DINNER AND POOL

Thursday 12 June

• 09:30 – 10:15 Haldane - Quantum geometry in the quantum Hall effect
• 10:15 - 10:45 Break
• 10:45 – 11:30 Haldane - Quantum geometry in the quantum Hall effect
• 11:30 – 13:45 LUNCH
• 13:45 - 14:30 Törmä - Quantum Geometry in Superconductivity (Abstract and References) (Background Material)
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Törmä - Quantum Geometry in Superconductivity
• 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
• 16:00 – 16:45 Pollmann - Basics of Tensor Networks (Link to Notebooks and Slides)
• 16:45 – 17:00 Break
• 17:00 – 17:45 Pollmann - Basics of Tensor Networks
• 17:45 – 18:30 Question/Answer (Haldane – Törmä – Pollmann)
• 19:00 - CONFERENCE DINNER

Friday 13 June

• 09:30 – 10:15 Pollmann - Efficient Simulations of Far Out Of Equilibrium Systems
• 10:15 – 10:45 Break
• 10:45 – 11:30 Pollmann - Efficient Simulations of Far Out Of Equilibrium Systems
• 11:30 - 13:45 Lunch
• 13:45 - 14:30 Haldane - Quantum geometry in the quantum Hall effect
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Haldane - Quantum geometry in the quantum Hall effect
• 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
• 16:00 – 16:45 Törmä - Quantum Geometry in Superconductivity (Lectures Slides Set 1)
• 16:45 – 17:00 Break
• 17:00 - 17:45 Törmä - Quantum Geometry in Superconductivity (Lecture Slides Set 2)
• 17:45 – 18:30 Question/Answer (Pollmann - Haldane - Törmä)
• 19:00 - DINNER

Saturday 14 June

• 10:00 --- Departure for Social Program - Excursion

Sunday 15 June

• FREE

SECOND WEEK

Monday 16 June

• 09:30 – 10:15 Girvin - Introduction to Circuit QED: Quantum Control, Measurement, and Simulation of Correlated Systems Using Microwave Photons
• 10:15 – 10:45 Break
• 10:45 – 11:30 Girvin - Introduction to Circuit QED: Quantum Control, Measurement, and Simulation of Correlated Systems Using Microwave Photons
• 11:30 – 13:45 Lunch
• 13:45 – 14:30 Chen - Quantum Manipulation of Ultracold Atoms - Simulation and Metrology
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Chen - Quantum Manipulation of Ultracold Atoms - Simulation and Metrology
• 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
• 16:00 – 16:45 Manfra - Experimental Realizations of Anyons
• 16:45 – 17:00 Break
• 17:00 – 17:45 Manfra - Experimental Realizations of Anyons
• 17:45 – 18:30 Question/Answer (Girvin – Chen - Manfra)
• 19:00 - DINNER

Tuesday 17 June

• 09:30 – 10:15 Girvin - Introduction to Circuit QED: Quantum Control, Measurement, and Simulation of Correlated Systems Using Microwave Photons
• 10:15 – 10:45 Coffee
• 10:45 – 11:30 Girvin - Introduction to Circuit QED: Quantum Control, Measurement, and Simulation of Correlated Systems Using Microwave Photons
• 11:30 – 13:45 Lunch
• 13:45 – 14:30 Roushan - Quantum Dynamics through Circuit-Based Simulation on Superconducting Qubits
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Roushan - Quantum Dynamics through Circuit-Based Simulation on Superconducting Qubits
• 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
• 16:00 – 16:45 Chen - Quantum Manipulation of Ultracold Atoms - Simulation and Metrology
• 16:45 – 17:00 Break
• 17:00 – 17:45 Chen - Quantum Manipulation of Ultracold Atoms - Simulation and Metrology
• 17:45 – 18:30 Question/Answer (Girvin – Roushan - Chen)
• 19:00 – DINNER

Wednesday 18 June

• 09:30 – 10:15 Wilczek - Gravitational Wave Detection (Sheet on Foundational GW Equations) (Sheet on Gravitational Wave Emission) (Article "Complementary Probes of Gravitational Radiation States") (Article "Probing Quantum Structure in Gravitational Radiation") (Article "Testing the coherent-state description of radiation fields") (Slides: lecture 1, lecture 2, lecture 3)
• 10:15 – 10:45 Break
• 10:45 – 11:30 Wilczek - Radiation Field States
• 11:30 – 13:45 LUNCH
• 13:45 – 14:30 Roushan - Quantum Dynamics through Circuit-Based Simulation on Superconducting Qubits
• 14:30 – 14:45 Break
• 14:45 – 15:30 Roushan - Quantum Dynamics through Circuit-Based Simulation on Superconducting Qubits
• 15:30 – 16:15 Question/Answer (Wilczek - Roushan)
• 17:00 – BBQ DINNER AND POOL

Thursday 19 June

• 09:00 – 09:45 Manfra - Experimental Realizations of Anyons
• 09:45 – 10:00 Break
• 10:00 – 10:45 Manfra - Experimental Realizations of Anyons
• 10:45 – 11:00 Break
• 11:00 – 11:45 Wilczek - Observing Radiation Fields
• 11:45 – 13:30 Lunch
• 13:30 – 14:15 Wilczek - Sources and Signals
• 14:15 – 14:30 Break
• 14:30 – 15:15 Parisi - Quantum Spin Glasses
• 15:15 – 15:45 Coffee
• 15:45 – 16:30 Parisi - Classical versus Quantum Algorithmic Complexity in Simulations
• 16:30 – 16:45 Break
• 16:45 – 17:30 Vishveshwara - Quantum Condensate Shells: From Land-Based Optical Lattices to Space
• 17:30 – 17:45 Break
• 17:45 – 18:30 Vishveshwara - Quantum Condensate Shells: From Land-Based Optical Lattices to Space
• 18:30 – 19:15 Question/Answer (Manfra – Wilczek - Parisi - Vishveshwara)
• 19:15 - DINNER

Friday 20 June

• 09:30 – 10:00 SPECIAL SESSION OPENING -- Vishveshwara
• 10:00 – 11:30 Parisi (with 15 min break) - From Bjorken Scaling to Scaling Violations
• 11:30 – 13:45 Lunch
• 13:45 – 15:15 Haldane (with 15 min break) - Subject
• 15:15 – 15:30 Break
• 15:30 – 17:00 Wilczek (with 15 min break) - Quasiparticles and Quasiworlds / Real Fifth Force
• 17:00 – CLOSING followed by Drinks and Midsummer Party including dinner, disco and fun program

Saturday 21 June

Checkout and departure before 12:00h. (Please see the information regarding departure, checkout and bus transportation on the main page.)