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Everyone is welcome to attend The Physics & Astronomy Department Spring 2018 Speaker Series:
Quantum Weirdness
Abstract:
Quantum mechanics is a complete success (so far) as an explanatory and predictive theory of physics at small length scales. Nevertheless, it is considered to be very weird, as I will try to explain in simple terms. First, I will indicate how quantum mechanics is much stranger than other theories describing extreme physics, using special relativity as an example. Then I will describe aspects of quantum weirdness, including the singular classical limit of quantum mechanics; the quantum clash between realism, locality and completeness; and quantum contextuality. Finally, I will mention how imagined systems that are even more mysterious than quantum mechanics are being studied in the hopes of simplifying our understanding of the foundations of quantum theory.
Date: Thursday March 29th, 2018
Time: 1:40 to 2:55 p.m.
Location: C640
Dr. Mark Walton
Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Lethbridge
Please see attached posters for more details & for infomation about upcoming talks.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
Contact:
Catherine Drenth | catherine.drenth@uleth.ca | (403) 329-2280 | uleth.ca/artsci/physics-astronomy
