Tag Archives: Dorit Aharonov

The Google Quantum Supremacy Demo and the Jerusalem HQCA debate.

Posted on December 27, 2019 by

Below are 10 annotated slides from a spontaneous informal talk that I gave at the school on mathematics of quantum computing a weak ago. (Power point presentation.) Later in the afternoon we had  a panel/debate on quantum supremacy (click for … Continue reading →

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Monday February 19: Quantum Coding and High Dimensional Expanders

Posted on February 14, 2018 by

Tonight at 8:00 Israel time TCS+ Dor Misner on 2-to-2 games.    On Monday, February 19, we will have a special day on “Quantum Coding and High Dimensional Expanders” organized by Gilles Zemor. Sandwiches will be served for lunch, alongside … Continue reading →

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Next Week in Jerusalem: Special Day on Quantum PCP, Quantum Codes, Simplicial Complexes and Locally Testable Codes

Posted on July 16, 2014 by

Special Quantum PCP and/or Quantum Codes: Simplicial Complexes and Locally Testable CodesDay   בי”ס להנדסה ולמדעי המחשב 24 Jul 2014 – 09:30 to 17:00 room B-220, 2nd floor, Rothberg B Building On Thursday, the 24th of July we will host a SC-LTC (simplicial … Continue reading →

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Mittag-Leffler Institute and Yale, Winter 2005; Test your intuition: Who Played the Piano?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

This is a little “flashback” intermission in my posts about my debate with Aram Harrow. This time I try to refer to Cris Moore’s question regarding  the motivation for my study. For the readers it gives an opportunity to win a … Continue reading →

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Dorit Aharonov’s on TEDx: A Feldenkrais lesson for the beginner scientist

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Here is a lovely lecture starting with quantum computers, going through the Feldenkrais method, and ending with a mathematical puzzle. Click on the picture for the video of the talk. Here are Dorit’s four body-mind principles for learning: 1. Start … Continue reading →

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