Date/Time
Date(s) - 30/09/2009
3:20 pm - 4:20 pm

Title: In Search of Quantum Quivering: Quantum Electro-mechanics

Speaker: Dr. Aashish Clerk – McGill University

Institute: McGill University – Physics Department

Location: ABB 102

Description:

The last 10 years has seen a remarkable amount of progress in the study of quantum coherence and measurement in condensed matter systems. Amazingly, experimentalists now routinely prepare and probe superposition states in electronic circuits. Attention has recently focused on attempting to produce and measure quantum effects in relatively large mechanical objects by coupling them to quantum electronic circuits. Not only does this work seek to test quantum
mechanics in a previously untested regime of large masses, it also holds the promise of helping further our understanding of quantum dissipation and quantum measurement. In this talk, I will discuss some of the remarkable experimental progress in this field, and will highlight some related theoretical questions and developments.