4pm - 5pm BST

Wednesday 14 July 2021

The physics of can and can’t

This talk will describe the foundations of a programme to extend the quantum theory of computation beyond quantum theory itself, based on the recently proposed constructor theory.

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This seminar is by invitation only. A Zoom link will be sent to participants before the event.

Speakers

  • Chiara Marletto

Abstract

The theory of quantum computation has brought us rapid technological developments, together with remarkable improvements in how we understand quantum theory. Chiara will describe the foundations of a programme to extend the quantum theory of computation beyond quantum theory itself, based on the recently proposed constructor theory, and explain a recent application of this new approach to the problem of testing quantum effects in gravity.

Biography

Chiara Marletto

Chiara Marletto is a research fellow in the Department of Physics, University of Oxford. Her research is in the quantum theory of computation, information theory, thermodynamics, condensed-matter physics and quantum biology. She has recently proposed generalisation of the quantum theory of information - constructor theory — to address issues at the foundations of the theory of control and causation in physics.

Chiara has recently written a popular science book inspired by her research, The Science of Can and Can’t.

Image credit: Philipp Ammon for Quanta Magazine.

Related information

Take a look at our Quantum Foundations Centre website to find out more about what we're researching.