Tensor networks: entanglement as building blocks of quantum matter

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• Frank Verstraete (DAMTP, Cambridge)
• Wednesday 12 November 2025, 16:15-17:15
• Ray Dolby Auditorium, Ray Dolby Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, JJ Thomson Avenue, CB3 0US.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Andrea Pizzi.

The talk will introduce tensor networks, a tool which uses entanglement theory to describe quantum many-body wavefunctions. An essential ingredient in tensor networks is the fact that the global properties of the wavefunction (such as order parameters and topological features) are encoded in the symmetries of local tensors. As such, tensor networks provide an extremely versatile tool to describe ground states of a wide variety of strongly correlated systems. Tensor networks have also been successful in debunking quantum supremacy claims. This talk will give an overview of the theory and applications of tensor networks.

If you wish to meet the speaker, please contact ap2076@cam.ac.uk to be added to their visit schedule.

This talk is part of the Cavendish Quantum Colloquium series.

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