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SUMMARY:Quantum Computation: Harnessing the Atom at Borders of Paradox - S
 amson Abramsky
DTSTART:20170207T190000Z
DTEND:20170207T203000Z
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CONTACT:Navin Ramakrishna
DESCRIPTION:Quantum physics is notorious for confounding our intuitions\, 
 and predicts phenomena such as "spooky action at a distance" which cannot 
 be accounted for in terms of classical physics\, and yet which have been v
 erified experimentally.\nWe are now seeing the rise of quantum technologie
 s\, which aim to harness these phenomena to perform tasks which would be i
 mpossible classically.\nIn this talk\, we will explain some of these ideas
  without assuming any knowledge of quantum physics! We will see how the ph
 enomenon of quantum contextuality leads us to the very borders of paradox\
 , while enabling Alice and Bob to perform remarkable feats of cooperation 
 which would not be possible without the use of quantum resources.
LOCATION:Elton-Bowring Room\, Gillespie Centre\, Memorial Court\, Clare Co
 llege\, off Queens Road
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