Category Archives: Entanglement

What does quantum mechanics tell us about reality? Part II

Posted on April 23, 2018 by

This blog post follows on from a previous post, “What does quantum mechanics tell us about reality”, in which I tried to give a balanced and non-technical overview of some of the interpretations of quantum mechanics. In this post I will … Continue reading →

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The Entanglement picture

Posted on August 18, 2017 by

I first came across the Entanglement picture about 11 years ago. Nearing the end of my year-long visit to the Centre for Quantum Computation in Cambridge (UK), I was returning to Salerno (Italy) to start working on my PhD thesis. As … Continue reading →

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Understanding resources in the quantum world

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

If you have ever asked a quantum researcher about their subject, you will have realised that our first response is to tell you that the quantum world is weird, spooky, and counter-intuitive. It cannot be explained easily because we only … Continue reading →

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Would you rather be monogamous or faithful?

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

“When two systems enter into temporary physical interaction due to known forces between them, and when after a time of mutual influence the systems separate again, then they can no longer be described in the same way as before. I … Continue reading →

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Tangram puzzles and the cost of calculating entanglement

Posted on April 8, 2016 by

I haven’t got many memories of my time as a kid. They mostly survive through exhilarating accounts narrated by my parents to other relatives and friends over and over again… but I do not remember living most of them (not sure why). Yet … Continue reading →

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So, what are you researching? Connections between quantum entanglement and metrology

Posted on November 2, 2015 by

“So, what are you researching?” The dreaded question I am asked on countless occasion. From friends, family, acquaintances, this is a very natural question to ask of somebody doing a PhD – research is both their passion and their purpose. So … Continue reading →

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