MATH Seminar: “Topological proofs of contextuality in quantum mechanics”, Igor Sikora, 2:30PM November 25 (EN)

You are cordially invited to the Quantum Computing Seminar organized by the Department of Mathematics.

Speaker: Igor Sikora (Bilkent)

“Topological proofs of contextuality in quantum mechanics”

Abstract: Central to many of the paradoxes arising in quantum theory is that the act of measurement cannot be understood as merely revealing the pre-existing values of some hidden variables. This phenomenon is known as contextuality. Here we study an approach to characterizing contextuality using the tools of cohomology, and algebraic topology more generally. These tools will be later become useful in analyzing MBQC with flat temporal order.
References: arXiv: 1701.01888
Additional Sources: arXiv:cond-mat/0301601

Date: Friday, November 25, 2022
Time: 14:30
Place: SA141- Mathematics Seminar Room