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SUMMARY:What quantum computers tell us about physics (even if no one ever 
 builds one!) - Dr Toby Cubitt\, DAMTP
DTSTART:20160119T181500Z
DTEND:20160119T191500Z
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CONTACT:Andrew Carlotti
DESCRIPTION:Quantum information theory attracts a lot of attention because
  it promises radically new technology. The most famous of these is perhaps
  quantum computing. Many groups around the world are trying to build the f
 irst large-scale quantum computer. Yet the mere fact that the laws of phys
 ics allow quantum computers to exist\, even in principle\, has profound im
 plications for how matter behaves - even if no one ever builds a quantum c
 omputer. [NEW PARAGRAPH] The fact that computer science has deep implicati
 ons for fundamental physics is\, for me\, one of the most exciting aspects
  of the field. How can computers that no one has built yet possibly tell u
 s anything about the behaviour of real matter? You'll have to come to the 
 talk to find out!
LOCATION:Old Combination Room\, Trinity College
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