QISS HKU 2020 - Lucien Hardy - The Quantum Equivalence Principle

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Talk Title: The Quantum Equivalence Principle
Talk Abstract: The quantum equivalence principle says that, for any given point, it is possible to find a quantum coordinate system with respect to which we have definite causal structure in the vicinity of that point. It is conjectured that this principle will play a similar role in the construction of a theory of Quantum Gravity to the role played by the equivalence principle
in the construction of the theory of General Relativity. I will discuss how this might play out.
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The QISS Hong Kong workshop was co-organised by:
The Quantum Information and Computation Initiative of The University of Hong Kong, dpt of Computer Science. qift.weebly.com
The Quantum Group of The University of Oxford, dpt of Computer Science. www.cs.ox.ac.uk...
The Samy Maroun Center for Space, Time and the Quantum.
www.spacetimean...
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About QISS
The Quantum Information Structure of Spacetime (www.qiss.fr) is an interdisciplinary research initiative among several universities and research institutes all over the world, supported by the John Templeton Foundation through the following grant:
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The goal of QISS is to explore and connect the research domains of Quantum Information/Computing, Quantum Gravity and Quantum Foundations. Main objectives are to found the physics of quantum spacetime on an information-theoretic basis, to bring within reach empirical access to quantum gravity in 'table-top' laboratory conditions by exploiting rapid advances in quantum computing related technologies and using quantum information theoretic concepts, and to promote an extensive interaction between physicists and philosophers on the conceptual role of information in spacetime physics.