Maria Violaris: A Gentle Introduction to Quantum Computing

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Maria Violaris examines quantum no-go theorems and entanglement as foundations for computational breakthroughs. They explore quantum no‑go theorems, Schrödinger’s cat, entanglement and how these ideas shape the future of computational science.- 00:00 - Introduction- 00:59 - Maria's Background- 04:20 - Quantum No-Go Theorems- 09:55 - Schrödinger's Cat- 13:41 - Theory Independence & Loopholes- 17:21 - Uncertainty Principle (Entanglement)- 23:11 - Qubits (Quantum Bit)- 31:58 - Bell's Theorem (Quantum Entanglement)- 45:12 - Locality & Realism- 49:04 - Bell's Theorem Continued…- 01:00:06 - GHZ StatesSPONSORS:- MasterClass: up to 50% off holiday offers at https://www.masterclass.com/theories- I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE- Patreon: support TOE and get early access at https://patreon.com/curtjaimungalRESOURCES:- Maria Violaris's OSV profile: https://www.osv.llc/fellows-grantee/maria-violaris- Maria's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@maria_violaris/videos- Maria's series on Qiskit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz829XZIxXg- Chiara Marletto on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40CB12cj_aM- Curt Jaimungal's Substack: https://curtjaimungal.substack.com/- Enjoy TOE on Spotify! https://tinyurl.com/SpotifyTOE- Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today, I thought it would be fantastic to give an overview of some of the no-go theorems in basic quantum theory.
0:05.7	They're explained both rigorously and the intuition behind them is provided.
0:09.1	I'm excited to say that Maria Villalores covers what realism actually means.
0:13.5	What is non-locality?
0:14.8	What is the Koch and Specker theorem?
0:16.6	Bells inequalities, the Legate inequalities, contextuality, loopholes, quantum gates, cubits, entanglement,
0:23.2	separability, GHZ states, and many more, all succinctly in 1.5 hours.
0:30.6	Start off by telling us about your journey into physics, where you started, what changed along
0:36.2	the way, where are you now, where are you
0:38.2	headed? Yeah, sure. So my journey into physics started near the end of high school is when I
0:46.2	started getting interested in physics, in particular, quantum physics that was intrigued by
0:51.5	popular science articles about things being in two places at once and
0:55.5	that kind of thing and also aspects of thermodynamics and ideas about entropy and information.
1:04.0	So that's what persuaded me to then do a physics degree afterwards. So I studied physics, Oxford.
1:13.7	And then I became interested in a particular approach to unifying aspects of physics called Constructor Theory. So I know you've
1:20.9	interviewed Keora Marlito on your podcast before. I became interested in her work when I was
1:26.3	in undergrad. It turned out that her work when I was in undergrad.
1:32.7	It turned out that her and David Deutsch were in Oxford, and so I started working with them during my master's project.
1:36.4	And then I was enjoying the work that I was doing on quantum and thermodynamics as part of
1:43.8	that theory, so that led me to continue to do a PhD.
1:48.4	So I did a PhD in the Foundations of Quantum Information in Vladkevedros Group in Oxford.
1:55.0	And I just finished that a few months ago in August was my kind of final Viver assessment. And alongside that, I was also
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