1pm - 2pm: The magic of scattering amplitudes

Particle Physics Theory seminar

1pm - 2pm: The magic of scattering amplitudes

  • Event time: 12:30pm until 2:30pm
  • Event date: 15th April 2026
  • Speaker: Chris White (Queen Mary University of London)
  • Location: Room 4325B,

Event details

In recent years, a growing community of researchers have been applying ideas from Quantum Information / Computing theory to high energy physics. Entanglement is one such quantity, but there are by now many others. This talk will examine the property of “magic” (also known as “non-stabliserness”) which, roughly speaking, measures whether quantum systems have a genuine computational advantage over their classical counterparts. I will review the origin of this concept, before describing recent applications from both collider physics and scattering amplitudes research. No prior knowledge of quantum computing will be assumed. 

About Particle Physics Theory seminars

The Particle Physics Theory seminar is a weekly series of talks reflecting the diverse interests of the group. Topics include analytic and numerical calculations based on the Standard Model of elementary particle physics, theories exploring new physics, as well as more formal developments in gauge theories and gravity..

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