{"id":4445,"date":"2021-04-19T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T21:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2021-04-20T11:47:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:47:54","slug":"b04-t-quantum-entanglement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/undergraduate-research-forum\/b04-t-quantum-entanglement\/","title":{"rendered":"B04-T: Quantum Entanglement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quantum mechanics has emerged as a truly fascinating field of science over the past century and it promises to radically transform the understanding of the universe as we know it at the most fundamental levels. Here we will go deeper into quantum entanglement, a phenomenon that is so bizarre that it was described by Einstein as \u201cspooky action at a distance\u201d. We will go over the relatively brief history of the development of quantum mechanics and explore the origins of the concept of quantum entanglement. Quantum entanglement will be explained to non-expert audiences by comparison with familiar phenomena in the classical world. Key differences between the classical world and quantum mechanics will be explained. Some of the applications of entanglement will be explored in an attempt to grasp the vast implications of this unintuitive phenomenon. Moreover, we will outline the direction we are heading in next to further the progress that has been made in this field so far, specifically the use of tensor networks to study complex entanglement in systems where multiple particles or bodies are involved. It is quite difficult to study entanglement in many-particle systems, but the use of tensor networks is a method that seems to show a lot of promise. Tensor network diagrams can be used to study interesting quantum states in many-particle states. Ultimately, the goal of our research is to apply theories to solve problems in quantum information theory and make this relatively complicated field of science more accessible to learners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authors: <\/strong>Logan Patrick, Umar Arshad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Advisor:<\/strong> Imran Mirza, Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student Advisor:<\/strong> Pawan Khatiwada, Physics<\/p>\n\n\n\n