BMETE15MF35

Course data
Course name: Quantum Entanglement
Neptun ID: BMETE15MF35
Responsible teacher: Péter Pál Lévay
Programme: Courses for Physicist MSc students
Course data sheet: BMETE15MF35
Requirements, Informations

General

Introductory lectures on quantum entanglement, to physicist BSc., MSc., and PhD. students. The main purpose is to illustrate quantum entanglement in finite dimensional Hilbert spaces, where the abstract notions can be made explicit by using geometric approach. Recommended prerequisite: linear algebra. Useful prerequisite: quantum mechanics; however, the course is also useful alongside the regular quantum mechanics course, it gives a different point of view.

The physical systems in nature show different behavior in small and large scales, called "quantum" and "classical", respectively. The characteristic trait of the quantum behavior is a remarkable type of correlation, called entanglement. There is no entanglement in classical systems, which are described by classical probability theory, while in quantum systems, entanglement is a simple consequence of the quantum superposition principle. Besides the practical applications, the investigation of quantum entanglement (and quantum correlations in general) represents a highly important point of view to understand the differences between classical and quantum physics. It might be interesting to learn about a generalized probability theory also for mathematician students.

Information

Lecturer: Szilárd Szalay,

Time: 14:15, Wednesdays

Room: online

Webpage: http://www.phy.bme.hu/~szalay/teach/21tavasz-osszefonodas/