Name: Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics
Start: 2023-06-05T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-06-09T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics

from Monday, June 5, 2023 (8:30 AM) to Friday, June 9, 2023 (5:00 PM)

Monday, June 5, 2023

8:30 AM Registration & Light Breakfast
Registration & Light Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Room: Main Entrance
9:15 AM Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics overview - Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham)
Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics overview
- Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham)
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre ZOOM: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/95722860808?pwd=REYwSDdiK3pFamRJcjJwOW5FV1RPZz09
10:00 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
10:30 AM Simulating one-dimensional quantum chromodynamics on a quantum computer: Real-time evolutions of tetra- and pentaquarks - Christine Muschik (University of Waterloo)
Simulating one-dimensional quantum chromodynamics on a quantum computer: Real-time evolutions of tetra- and pentaquarks
- Christine Muschik (University of Waterloo)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre ZOOM: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/95722860808?pwd=REYwSDdiK3pFamRJcjJwOW5FV1RPZz09
11:15 AM From the tabletop to the Big Bang: Analogue false vacuum decay from vacuum initial conditions - Alex Jenkins (University College London (UCL))
From the tabletop to the Big Bang: Analogue false vacuum decay from vacuum initial conditions
- Alex Jenkins (University College London (UCL))
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre ZOOM: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/95722860808?pwd=REYwSDdiK3pFamRJcjJwOW5FV1RPZz09
12:00 PM Lunch and Collaboration
Lunch and Collaboration
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro
2:00 PM Five short talks - see description for talk titles - Leonardo Solidoro (University of Nottingham) Pietro Smaniotto (University of Nottingham) Dalila Pirvu (Perimeter Institute) Kate Brown (Newcastle University) Barbara Soda (Perimeter Institute)
Five short talks - see description for talk titles
- Leonardo Solidoro (University of Nottingham)
- Pietro Smaniotto (University of Nottingham)
- Dalila Pirvu (Perimeter Institute)
- Kate Brown (Newcastle University)
- Barbara Soda (Perimeter Institute)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre Bubble nucleation in a cold spin 1 gas (Kate Brown); Bubbles live fast and stick together (Dalila Pirvu); Superfluid helium vortex flow: Experimental realization (Pietro Smaniotto); Superfluid helium vortex flow: Surface reconstruction (Leonardo Solidoro); Acceleration-induced effects in stimulated light-matter interactions (Barbara Soda) ZOOM:https://pitp.zoom.us/j/95722860808?pwd=REYwSDdiK3pFamRJcjJwOW5FV1RPZz09
3:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
3:30 PM First observations of false vacuum decay in a BEC - Ian Moss (Newcastle University)
First observations of false vacuum decay in a BEC
- Ian Moss (Newcastle University)
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre https://pitp.zoom.us/j/95722860808?pwd=REYwSDdiK3pFamRJcjJwOW5FV1RPZz09
4:15 PM Building Quantum Simulators for QuFTs - Jorg Schmiedmayer (Technical University of Vienna)
Building Quantum Simulators for QuFTs
- Jorg Schmiedmayer (Technical University of Vienna)
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre ZOOM: https://pitp.zoom.us/j/95722860808?pwd=REYwSDdiK3pFamRJcjJwOW5FV1RPZz09
6:00 PM KW Escape room & pizza night - Sign up here: https://forms.gle/RBTMPU3DExGu1SD26
KW Escape room & pizza night - Sign up here: https://forms.gle/RBTMPU3DExGu1SD26
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

8:30 AM Light breakfast available
Light breakfast available
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
9:00 AM Stability of quantised vortices in two-component condensates - Sam Patrick (Kings College London)
Stability of quantised vortices in two-component condensates
- Sam Patrick (Kings College London)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
9:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
10:30 AM Language models for simulating the dynamics of quantum systems - Juan Carrasquilla (Vector Institute)
Language models for simulating the dynamics of quantum systems
- Juan Carrasquilla (Vector Institute)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
11:15 AM Traversable wormhole dynamics on a quantum processor - Maria Spiropulu (California Institute of Technology)
Traversable wormhole dynamics on a quantum processor
- Maria Spiropulu (California Institute of Technology)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre I will discuss our work ("Traversable wormhole dynamics on a quantum processor", Nature) on interrogating a two-dimensional gravity dual quantum system on-chip, and implications on future exploration of this type. I will also address comments/objections raised recently in the literature (https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.15423)
12:00 PM Lunch and Collaboration
Lunch and Collaboration
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

2:00 PM Fireslides
Fireslides
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre

3:00 PM Coffee Break and Pre-Panel Brainstorming
Coffee Break and Pre-Panel Brainstorming
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
4:00 PM Panel Discussion: Open Questions in Early Universe - Matthew Johnson (Perimeter Institute & York University) Katherine Mack (Perimeter Institute) Jonathan Braden (CITA) Latham Boyle (Perimeter Institute / University of Waterloo) Hiranya Peiris (University College, London)
Panel Discussion: Open Questions in Early Universe
- Matthew Johnson (Perimeter Institute & York University)
- Katherine Mack (Perimeter Institute)
- Jonathan Braden (CITA)
- Latham Boyle (Perimeter Institute / University of Waterloo)
- Hiranya Peiris (University College, London)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

8:30 AM LIght breakfast available
LIght breakfast available
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
9:00 AM Mechanical rotation as a source for waves amplification and quantum entanglement - Maria Braidotti (University of Glasgow)
Mechanical rotation as a source for waves amplification and quantum entanglement
- Maria Braidotti (University of Glasgow)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
9:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
10:30 AM Probing the Vacuum with Continuous Unruh Detectors - Cisco Gooding (University of Nottingham)
Probing the Vacuum with Continuous Unruh Detectors
- Cisco Gooding (University of Nottingham)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
11:15 AM Typicality and quantum thermalisation of interacting spinless fermions - Gregoire Ithier (Royal Holloway)
Typicality and quantum thermalisation of interacting spinless fermions
- Gregoire Ithier (Royal Holloway)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
12:00 PM Lunch and Collaboration
Lunch and Collaboration
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro
2:00 PM Five short talks - see description for talk titles - Konstantinos Konstantinou (University of Cambridge) Shiqian Hu (King's College, London) Fumika Suzuki (Los Alamos National Lab) Liam Farrell (McMaster University)
Five short talks - see description for talk titles
- Konstantinos Konstantinou (University of Cambridge)
- Shiqian Hu (King's College, London)
- Fumika Suzuki (Los Alamos National Lab)
- Liam Farrell (McMaster University)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre Towards an ultracold atom quantum simulator of the false vacuum decay (Konstantinos Konstantinou); Regge pole description of scattering by dirty black holes (Shiqian Hu); Quantum catastrophes and Hawking corrections (Liam Farrell); Numerical simulation of Kibble-Zurek mechanism with Landau-Ginzburg dynamics (Fumika Suzuki)
3:00 PM Coffee Break and Pre-Panel Brainstorming
Coffee Break and Pre-Panel Brainstorming
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
4:00 PM Panel Discussion: Open questions in Black Holes - Rob Myers (Perimeter Institute) Ian Moss (Newcastle University) William Unruh (University of British Columbia) Sabrina Pasterski (Perimeter Institute) Ruth Gregory (King's College London)
Panel Discussion: Open questions in Black Holes
- Rob Myers (Perimeter Institute)
- Ian Moss (Newcastle University)
- William Unruh (University of British Columbia)
- Sabrina Pasterski (Perimeter Institute)
- Ruth Gregory (King's College London)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
6:00 PM Banquet
Banquet
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro
Thursday, June 8, 2023

8:30 AM Light breakfast available
Light breakfast available
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
9:00 AM Analogue quasinormal mode oscillations of optical solitons - Friedrich Koenig (University of St Andrews)
Analogue quasinormal mode oscillations of optical solitons
- Friedrich Koenig (University of St Andrews)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
9:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
10:30 AM How Quantum Field Simulators can address Quark Gluon Plasma and Cosmoloy inspired Questions - Markus Oberthaler (Heidelberg University)
How Quantum Field Simulators can address Quark Gluon Plasma and Cosmoloy inspired Questions
- Markus Oberthaler (Heidelberg University)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
11:15 AM Measurement of Penrose superradiance in a photon superfluid using off-axis digital holography - Radivoje Prizia (University of Nottingham)
Measurement of Penrose superradiance in a photon superfluid using off-axis digital holography
- Radivoje Prizia (University of Nottingham)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
12:00 PM Lunch and Collaboration
Lunch and Collaboration
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro
2:00 PM Analogue gravity with superfluid optomechanics - Xavier Rojas (University of London)
Analogue gravity with superfluid optomechanics
- Xavier Rojas (University of London)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
2:45 PM Modelling bubble nucleation in finite temperature Bose gases - Thomas Billam (Newcastle University)
Modelling bubble nucleation in finite temperature Bose gases
- Thomas Billam (Newcastle University)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
4:00 PM QSimFP Outreach Activities - Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham)
QSimFP Outreach Activities
- Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
Friday, June 9, 2023

8:30 AM Light breakfast available
Light breakfast available
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
9:00 AM Dynamically assisted tunneling - Ralf Schuetzhold (Helmholtz-Zentrum)
Dynamically assisted tunneling
- Ralf Schuetzhold (Helmholtz-Zentrum)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
9:45 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: PI/1-124 - Lower Bistro
10:30 AM Quantum black hole simulator - Patrik Svancara (University of Nottingham)
Quantum black hole simulator
- Patrik Svancara (University of Nottingham)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
11:15 AM Theory Modelling for the Analogue Unruh Effect - Cameron Bunney (University of Nottingham)
Theory Modelling for the Analogue Unruh Effect
- Cameron Bunney (University of Nottingham)
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: PI/1-100 - Theatre
12:00 PM Lunch and Collaboration
Lunch and Collaboration
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: PI/2-251 - Upper Bistro

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