Criticality and general quantum correlations: Reasons to study quantum discord

Criticality and general quantum correlations: Reasons to study quantum discord

Seminar author:Steve Campbell

Event date and time:12/02/2015 02:30:pm

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The study of quantum correlations has significantly progressed in recent years. An interesting measure proposed, and one that still proves divisive, is the quantum discord. In this talk I will show some advantages that arise when discord and discord inspired measures of general quantum correlations are carefully put to good use. In particular when examining inherently quantum mechanical phenomena, i.e. quantum phase transitions in simple spin models.