Next Tuesday's seminar

[Cond.Matt. & Stat.Mech.Section]

JOINT ICTP/SISSA STATISTICAL PHYSICS SEMINAR



Tuesday, 5 March -   11:30 hrs.



Luigi Stasi Seminar Room -    ICTP Leonardo Building - 1st floor

 
 

Annalisa MARZUOLI     ( University of Pavia )



"Computing with anyons"

 

Abstract


2D physical systems with degenerate grounds states and excited particle states obeying exotic statistics ('anyons') provide a surprisingly effective and aesthetically appealing arena for performing quantum

computation.  Topological quantum computation is a rapidly expanding research area focused on the physical realisation  of a quantum computer that is intrinsically fault-tolerant and decoherence free.  The theoretical background needed for dealing with 'topological' systems and materials will be presented in an pedagogical way.