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SUMMARY:Scott Lecture III : Rydberg atoms in interaction : a new kind of q
 uantum matter. - Professor Serge Haroche\, College de France and Ecole Nor
 male Supérieure\, Paris
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CONTACT:Leona Hope-Coles
DESCRIPTION:The exaggerated properties of Rydberg atoms are exploited in a
  wide range of experiments in atomic physics as well as in quantum informa
 tion science. The first two lectures of this series have shown how the ver
 y strong interactions of these atoms with microwave radiation are used in 
 cavity quantum electrodynamics experiments to perform fundamental tests of
  quantum laws. In this third lecture\, I will review experiments taking ad
 vantage of the very strong dipole-dipole coupling between Rydberg atoms to
  perform quantum logic operations and to study new states of quantum matte
 r which may lead to promising applications.   
LOCATION:Pippard Lecture Theatre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Ph
 ysics
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