PIRSA:08110003

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https://pirsa.org/08110003

The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems

Wen, X. (2008). The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. https://pirsa.org/08110003

Wen, Xiao-Gang. The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Nov. 12, 2008, https://pirsa.org/08110003 

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:08110003,
            doi = {10.48660/08110003},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/08110003},
            author = {Wen, Xiao-Gang},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {The emergence of photons, electrons, and gravitons from quantum qbit systems},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2008},
            month = {nov},
            note = {PIRSA:08110003 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/08110003}}
          }

Xiao-Gang Wen Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Physics

Talk numberPIRSA:08110003
DOI10.48660/08110003
Source RepositoryPIRSA
Collection
Talk Type Scientific Series

Abstract

We show that if a condensed matter system (a quantum qbit system) is in a string-net condensed state, then the low energy excitation in such a system can be gauge bosons (such as photons) and fermions (such as electrons). Such a system is actually the ether that we have been looking for 150 years. We will also discuss a quantum qbit system that may even give rise to emergent gravitons.