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Speaker Name/Affiliation
Diego Barbarena/ JILA
When
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Seminar Type
Location Other (Room)
This is a Zoom Seminar
Event Details & Abstracts
Measurements have played a fundamental role in quantum mechanics since its very beginning. Consequently, they have been a topic of research across various fields, giving rise to e.g., the theory of continuous measurements in quantum optics, or the study of entanglement phase transitions in condensed matter systems. In this talk, approaching the subject from the AMO side, I will analyze the dynamics of a system where measurement and coherent dynamics occur together naturally: a driven atomic ensemble inside a QED cavity. I will begin by describing a formalism that has proven very fruitful for the analytical treatment of these systems and use it to compare the evolution of the system under two different scenarios: (1) when the measurement record is kept and (2) when it is discarded. Of particular interest will be the fate of the dissipative phase transition that this system is known to present. I will then discuss other types of measurements on related platforms, and extensions of the formalism to more complex systems.
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