Colloquium - Giulia Semeghini (Harvard) - Topological phases and new scientific frontiers with Rydberg atom arrays

Giulia Semeghini
September 27, 2022
3:45PM - 4:45PM
1080 Physics Research Building

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2022-09-27 15:45:00 2022-09-27 16:45:00 Colloquium - Giulia Semeghini (Harvard) - Topological phases and new scientific frontiers with Rydberg atom arrays Topological phases and new scientific frontiers with Rydberg atom arrays Dr. Giulia Semeghini Harvard Location: 1080 Physics Research Building, Smith Seminar Room Faculty Host: Nandini Trivedi Abstract: Learning how to create, study, and manipulate highly entangled states of matter is key to understanding exotic phenomena in condensed matter and high-energy physics, as well as to developing useful quantum computers. In this talk, I will discuss recent experiments where we demonstrated the realization of a quantum spin liquid phase using Rydberg atoms on frustrated lattices [1] and a new architecture based on the coherent transport of entangled atoms through a 2D array [2]. Combining these results with novel technical tools on atom array platforms could open a broad range of possibilities for the exploration of entangled matter, with powerful applications in quantum simulation and information.   The colloquium can also be seen on Zoom:  https://osu.zoom.us/j/91292283159?pwd=Ryt1TUV2Z0NiZUIwWklRTE92WjZ1dz09 1080 Physics Research Building America/New_York public

Topological phases and new scientific frontiers with Rydberg atom arrays

Dr. Giulia Semeghini
Harvard

Location: 1080 Physics Research Building, Smith Seminar Room

Faculty Host: Nandini Trivedi

Giulia Semeghini

Abstract: Learning how to create, study, and manipulate highly entangled states of matter is key to understanding exotic phenomena in condensed matter and high-energy physics, as well as to developing useful quantum computers. In this talk, I will discuss recent experiments where we demonstrated the realization of a quantum spin liquid phase using Rydberg atoms on frustrated lattices [1] and a new architecture based on the coherent transport of entangled atoms through a 2D array [2]. Combining these results with novel technical tools on atom array platforms could open a broad range of possibilities for the exploration of entangled matter, with powerful applications in quantum simulation and information.

 

The colloquium can also be seen on Zoom:  https://osu.zoom.us/j/91292283159?pwd=Ryt1TUV2Z0NiZUIwWklRTE92WjZ1dz09