Quantum Institute: Visitor Schedule

The Quantum Lunch is regularly held on Thursdays in the Theoretical Division Conference Room, TA-3, Building 123, Room 121.

The organizing committee includes Ryan O. Behunin (T-4 & CNLS), Malcolm Boshier (P-21), Adolfo del Campo (T-4 & CNLS), Michael Di Rosa (C-PCS), Ivar Martin (T-4), Changhyun Ryu (P-21), Rolando D. Somma (T-4), Christopher Ticknor (T-1), and Wojciech H. Zurek (T-4).

For more information, or to nominate a speaker, contact Adolfo del Campo.

To add your name to the Quantum Lunch email list, contact Ellie Vigil.

Thursday, November 8, 2012
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker: Denys I. Bondar and Renan Cabrera (Department of Chemistry, Princeton University)

Technical Host: Adolfo del Campo

TOPIC: Operational Dynamic Modeling: Quantum-to-classical Transition and Relativistic Quantum Transport

Abstract
In this joint talk, we first introduce Operational Dynamic Modeling (ODM) as a systematic theoretical framework for deducing equations of motion from the evolution of observed average values. Then, it is demonstrated that ODM is capable of encompassing wide ranging dynamics from classical non-relativistic mechanics to quantum field theory. Among all the applications, we show how to overcome some long-standing obstacles encountered in phase-space representation of relativistic fermions, which is at the heart of the relativistic quantum transport theory.