30 September 2024 to 3 October 2024
Bernoulli Center EPFL
Europe/Zurich timezone

Talk Xiangyu Cao: Objectivity and encoding in inflationary quantum dynamics

3 Oct 2024, 10:00
1h
GA 3 34 (Bernoulli Center EPFL)

GA 3 34

Bernoulli Center EPFL

Bâtiment GA, Station 5, 1015 Lausanne

Description

Objectivity and encoding in inflationary quantum dynamics

Quantum chaotic dynamics is known to encode information, making them practically inaccessible. Meanwhile, macroscopic environments and measurement devices are able to broadcast information about quantum degrees of freedom, leading to the emergence of classical objectivity [1]. Such “classicalization” is also believed to happen during cosmological inflation [2]. I will report recent [3] and ongoing works about sharp dynamical transitions between encoding and objectivity in inflationary quantum dynamical systems.

[1] Zurek, W., Nature Phys 5, 181–188 (2009).
[2] Martin, J., Vennin V., Phys. Rev. D 93, 023505 (2016).
[3] Ferte, B, XC, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 110201 (2024),
Phys. Rev. A 109, 032226 (2024).

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