The first event this year is a talk proposed by by Marilu Chiofalo and Jorge Yago Malo. 
Title: Analogue and digital quantum simulation: state of the art and opportunities 
Speaker: Andrew Daley (University of Oxford, UK)
Venue: Sala Galilei (room 131, Bldg. C, Department of Physics)
Time: Monday, 23/09/2024, 15:00


Abstract: 
There has been impressive recent progress in developing highly
controlled quantum systems, ranging from superconducting qubits to
neutral atoms in tweezer arrays. These systems provide a route to
medium-scale quantum computing, but also the possibility to build and
study models of many-body systems. These range from electrons in solid
state physics and materials across to toy models for information
spreading in black holes (made possible by long-range interactions).
This impressive progress had led to new opportunities for studying
basic science, but has also opened pathways towards making quantum
simulation useful in solving problems from chemistry, materials and
wider fields. 

I will give an introduction to the state of the art in these systems,
illustrated with our recent theoretical work on fast scrambling of
quantum information in systems with long-range interactions. I will
also discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with important
questions, including (1) To which degree can analogue devices be
quantitatively reliable? And (2) when can we use these systems to give
us access to useful information that we cannot compute with
conventional supercomputers? 


Everyone is welcome!