What is Nonclassical about Uncertainty Relations?
Offered By: Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej PAN via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the nonclassical aspects of uncertainty relations in quantum theory through this 40-minute lecture by Dr Giovanni Scala from the University of Gdańsk. Delve into the limits of joint predictability for distinct measurements on a single state and examine how uncertainty relations challenge the classical worldview. Investigate the connection between uncertainty relations and contextuality, focusing on the tradeoff between predictability of binary-outcome measurements. Learn how the functional form of uncertainty relations in qubit quantum theory violates noncontextual bounds, providing evidence of genuine nonclassicality. Discover implications for operational foils to quantum theory and consider generalizations to three measurements. Gain insights into why interference phenomena may not fully capture the essence of quantum theory and explore related research on the phenomenology of interference witnessing nonclassicality.
Syllabus
Intro
For what one might be not happy about the quantum theory?
Violation of Curie's principle?
"Product" uncertainty relations in quantum theory
How to link uncertainty relations and contextuality?
Generalization to three measurements
Taught by
Centrum Fizyki Teoretycznej PAN
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