What you shouldn’t know about quantum physics (Public Lecture)

“What you shouldn’t know about quantum physics,” by Professor Chris Ferrie, quantum science pioneer and best-selling author of Quantum Physics for Babies

Date: Tuesday 3 December

Time: 7:00 pm-8:00 pm

Location: Plenary Room 3, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

This is a free public talk, sponsored by Quantum Australia. Registration is required.

In 1935, Erwin Schrodinger put a (hypothetical!) cat in a box. With a vile poison and some quantum magic, we were forced to the conclusion that the cat was both alive and dead at the same time. Over 80 years later, it is either one impressive cat or it is surely dead. I will resurrect Schrodinger’s cat and discuss the implications of and on the famous thought experiment from the perspective of the recently developed fields of quantum information and computation, but not before showing you how we can share such seemingly complex concepts even with children! Along the way, we will debunk certain myths and misconceptions about things such as quantum superposition, uncertainty, and entanglement.