Quantum Physics: Understanding the Invisible
ICREA-CCCB Debates 2019
What are the foundations of quantum physics? Why is it said that it has turned our ideas about reality upside down? In this year’s ICREA-CCCB Debates, we are going to join eminent researchers in approaching the principles of quantum physics and the reasons behind its growing influence in the world today.
Antonio Acín, Aurelio Juste and Clivia Sotomayor
A quantum future: the next technological revolution?
Over the years, computing has become the main field of quantum experimentation. The quantum computers of the future, capable of doing enormous calculations at high speed and of factoring large numbers, can also decipher the whole of present-day cryptography. What political, economic, and social ...
Maciej Lewenstein and David Mateos
What do we mean when we speak of quantum physics?
The ICREA research professors Maciej Lewenstein (ICFO-UPC) and David Mateos (ICCUB) talk about quantum physics, explaining why it has shaken up our understanding of nature and revealing which aspects of the theory are still a mystery. This session includes a “Free Jazz” show featuring ...