BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:What quantum computers tell us about physics (even if no one ever 
 builds one!) - Dr Toby Cubitt (Intelligent Systems Group\, UCL)
DTSTART:20180307T200000Z
DTEND:20180307T210000Z
UID:TALK99634@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Callum Jones
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 working on building t
 he first large-scale quantum computer\, and it is likely that 2018 will be
  the year in which a quantum computational advantage will be convincingly 
 demonstrated for the first time. \n\nYet the mere fact that the laws of ph
 ysics allow quantum computers to exist\, even in principle\, has profound 
 implications for how matter behaves - even if no one ever built a quantum 
 computer. \n\nThe fact that computer science has deep implications for fun
 damental physics is\, for me\, one of the most exciting aspects of the fie
 ld. How can computers that no one has built yet possibly tell us anything 
 about the behaviour of real matter? You'll have to come to the talk to fin
 d out!
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\,  Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Ro
 ad
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR