Ahana Chakraborty (Rutgers University)

Date: Mon. September 16th, 2024, 12:45 pm-1:45 pm
Location: Rock 221 (Foldy room) & Zoom
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/ahana-chakraborty

Open Quantum Systems: A new frontier of many-body physics

Ahana Chakraborty

Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University

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https://cwru.zoom.us/j/99054239108?pwd=soEzyUCYd80fojLzSuBmPA3Ow9lquc.1

Abstract: The open quantum system (OQS) represents a novel platform of many-body physics,
allowing a quantum system to interact with an external observer or exchange energy and
particles with its environment. Understanding the non-unitary dynamics of OQS is crucial for
addressing fundamental questions in statistical physics, such as thermalization, the approach
to non-thermal steady states, and the generation of quantum entanglement.
Open quantum system offers promising applications in quantum information processing
devices. By navigating the interplay between entangling unitary dynamics and disentangling
measurements, we can induce novel entanglement phase transitions. In this talk, I will discuss
our recent findings on unique critical properties associated with entanglement phase
transitions in monitored quantum circuits, along with the potential for their realization in
quantum devices.

Host: Harsh Mathur