Public Lecture
Are you curious about quantum mechanics? What’s does it mean when we say that particles are entangled?
On July 6th, we will open the conference with two invited speakers, each delivering a public lecture on this subject.
These sessions are designed to engage and inform a broad audience. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from leading voices in the field!
This lecture is included for all registered conference participants.
Entry is only permitted with prior registration.
Public Lecture in French
17:00 – 18:00 | Hôtel Bonaventure - Salle Montreal 4-5
The admission is free, please reserve your seat for a small reservation fee here: Registration
Pr William Witczak-Krempa, Département de physique, Université de Montréal, et Chaire de l’Institut Courtois
- Quand la matière s'intrique !
À l'échelle atomique, les particules partagent de l'information de manière non locale grâce à l'intrication quantique. Ainsi, un véritable réseau quantique se forme dans la matière, et gagne en ampleur à basse température. La communauté scientifique commence à dévoiler la riche structure du réseau d'intrication dans les matériaux. Nous verrons comment de nouvelles phases quantiques naissent d'une intrication adroitement tissée. Les efforts expérimentaux visant à dévoiler et manipuler ce réseau seront présentés.
Public Lecture in English
18:00 – 19:00 | Hotel Bonaventure - Salle Montreal 4-5
The admission is free, please reserve your seat for a small reservation fee here: Registration
Prof. Piers Coleman, Center for Materials Theory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, and Department of Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London.
- The strange new universe of quantum materials – Report from the half-time show of quantum mechanics.
A hundred years ago a twenty three year old student called Heisenberg took a summer vacation on the North Sea island of Heligoland to get over his wretched hay fever, and he came back with insights that shook the world of science to its core, leading to the quantum revolution. Answers to age-old questions such as why hot things change color, why matter is hard, what is electricity, how does the sun keep shining - became clear and this opened a new era of science and technology. Today, this revolution is not over: we’re only at the half-time show.
In my talk I’ll tell you about the quantum revolution, how it was a hundred years ago, and how physicists are gathering this week in Montreal to discuss a new range of quantum problems: a strange quantum universe we find in the lab: strange metals, new kinds of insulators and strange materials that not only conduct electricity without resistance, but can do so at high temperatures. I’ll give you a hint of why we’re so excited, and our hopes for this new quantum universe.