Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics

from Monday, 5 June 2023 (08:30) to Friday, 9 June 2023 (17:00)
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI/1-100)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
5 Jun 2023
6 Jun 2023
7 Jun 2023
8 Jun 2023
9 Jun 2023
AM
08:30 --- Registration & Light Breakfast ---
09:15 Quantum Simulators of Fundamental Physics overview - Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
10:00 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30 Simulating one-dimensional quantum chromodynamics on a quantum computer: Real-time evolutions of tetra- and pentaquarks - Christine Muschik (University of Waterloo)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
11:15 From the tabletop to the Big Bang: Analogue false vacuum decay from vacuum initial conditions - Alex Jenkins (University College London (UCL))   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
08:30 --- Light breakfast available ---
09:00 Stability of quantised vortices in two-component condensates - Sam Patrick (Kings College London)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
09:45 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30 Language models for simulating the dynamics of quantum systems - Juan Carrasquilla (Vector Institute)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
11:15 Traversable wormhole dynamics on a quantum processor - Maria Spiropulu (California Institute of Technology)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
08:30 --- LIght breakfast available ---
09:00 Mechanical rotation as a source for waves amplification and quantum entanglement - Maria Braidotti (University of Glasgow)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
09:45 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30 Probing the Vacuum with Continuous Unruh Detectors - Cisco Gooding (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
11:15 Typicality and quantum thermalisation of interacting spinless fermions - Gregoire Ithier (Royal Holloway)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
08:30 --- Light breakfast available ---
09:00 Analogue quasinormal mode oscillations of optical solitons - Friedrich Koenig (University of St Andrews)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
09:45 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30 How Quantum Field Simulators can address Quark Gluon Plasma and Cosmoloy inspired Questions - Markus Oberthaler (Heidelberg University)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
11:15 Measurement of Penrose superradiance in a photon superfluid using off-axis digital holography - Radivoje Prizia (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
08:30 --- Light breakfast available ---
09:00 Dynamically assisted tunneling - Ralf Schuetzhold (Helmholtz-Zentrum)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
09:45 --- Coffee Break ---
10:30 Quantum black hole simulator - Patrik Svancara (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
11:15 Theory Modelling for the Analogue Unruh Effect - Cameron Bunney (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
PM
12:00 --- Lunch and Collaboration ---
14:00 Five short talks - see description for talk titles - Pietro Smaniotto (University of Nottingham) Kate Brown (Newcastle University) Dalila Pirvu (Perimeter Institute) Barbara Soda (Perimeter Institute) Leonardo Solidoro (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
15:00 --- Coffee Break ---
15:30 First observations of false vacuum decay in a BEC - Ian Moss (Newcastle University)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
16:15 Building Quantum Simulators for QuFTs - Jorg Schmiedmayer (Technical University of Vienna)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
18:00 --- KW Escape room & pizza night - Sign up here: https://forms.gle/RBTMPU3DExGu1SD26 ---
12:00 --- Lunch and Collaboration ---
14:00 Fireslides   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
15:00 --- Coffee Break and Pre-Panel Brainstorming ---
16:00 Panel Discussion: Open Questions in Early Universe - Katherine Mack (Perimeter Institute) Jonathan Braden (CITA) Latham Boyle (Perimeter Institute / University of Waterloo) Hiranya Peiris (University College, London) Matthew Johnson (Perimeter Institute & York University)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
12:00 --- Lunch and Collaboration ---
14:00 Five short talks - see description for talk titles - Fumika Suzuki (Los Alamos National Lab) Liam Farrell (McMaster University) Shiqian Hu (King's College, London) Konstantinos Konstantinou (University of Cambridge)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
15:00 --- Coffee Break and Pre-Panel Brainstorming ---
16:00 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)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
18:00 --- Banquet ---
12:00 --- Lunch and Collaboration ---
14:00 Analogue gravity with superfluid optomechanics - Xavier Rojas (University of London)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
14:45 Modelling bubble nucleation in finite temperature Bose gases - Thomas Billam (Newcastle University)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
15:30 --- Coffee break ---
16:00 QSimFP Outreach Activities - Silke Weinfurtner (University of Nottingham)   (PI/1-100 - Theatre)
12:00 --- Lunch and Collaboration ---