Entanglement, statistical mechanics, and parallel computing

Authors

Francis N. C. Paraan National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

This talk has two parts. In the first, the concept of entanglement entropy in quantum information theory is presented in the context of principles of equilibrium statistical mechanics. The central object linking the two subjects is the reduced density operator. In the second part, a primer on two implementations of parallel computing in multisocket and multicore computers is given. Typical results of parallel programs using Message Passing Interface (MPI) and Open Multi-processing (OpenMP) are discussed to demonstrate the feasibility of parallel computing on desktop computers.

About the Speaker

Francis N. C. Paraan, National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Francis N. C. Paraan is a physicist and a faculty member of the National Institute of Physics at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He specializes in quantum theory and statistical mechanics. He obtained his BS degree in Applied Physics (2006) and MS degree in Physics (2007) from U.P. Diliman. He later spent a year at the International Centre for the Theoretical Physics where he completed a diploma course in condensed matter. He obtained his Ph. D. in Physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where he also worked as a research assistant for the C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics. He is currently the program coordinator of the Structure and Dynamics Group of the NIP.

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Issue

2013: Proceedings of the 31st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP2013-PS-4

Section

Invited Presentations

Published

2013-10-23

How to Cite

[1]

FNC Paraan, Entanglement, statistical mechanics, and parallel computing, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 31, SPP2013-PS-4 (2013). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2013-PS-4.