Quantum Crystals, Quantum Computing and Quantum Cognition

          @misc{ scivideos_PIRSA:16080013,
            doi = {10.48660/16080013},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/16080013},
            author = {Fisher, Matthew},
            keywords = {Quantum Matter},
            language = {en},
            title = {Quantum Crystals, Quantum Computing and Quantum Cognition},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2016},
            month = {aug},
            note = {PIRSA:16080013 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/16080013}}
          }
          

Abstract

Quantum mechanics is down to earth - quite literally - since the electrons within the tiny crystals found in a handful of dirt manifest a dizzying world of quantum motion. Each crystal has it’s own unique choreography, with the electrons entangled in a myriad of quantum dances. Quantum entanglement also holds the promise of futuristic Quantum Computers - which might be comprised of electron and nuclear spins inside diamond, or of atoms confined in traps, or of small superconducting grains, among a plethora of suggested platforms. In this talk I will describe ongoing efforts to elucidate the mysteries of Quantum Crystals, to design and assemble Quantum Computers, before ruminating about “Quantum Cognition” - the proposal that our brains are capable of quantum processing.