Keynote Speaker
 Martin B. Plenio Universität Ulm |
Title Dynamics of open quantum systems: From cold atoms and ions to biological complexes Abstract One of the principal aims of quantum information science is the achievement of controlled quantum dynamics in small to medium sized quantum many-particle systems and the uncovering of important principles governing their dynamics. The results of this endeavor will be the application of these findings to the simulation of quantum effects that may not be directly accessible in standard experiments or the analysis of naturally occurring dynamics. In this talk I will present recent progress on all those aspects including proposals for the observation of effects such as Unruh radiation [1], phase transitions [2] or the Kibble-Zurek mechanism [3] with trapped atoms and ions as well as the study of the exciton dynamics of photosynthetic complexes [4,5]. Selected references: |
