General audience seminar: Maxim Olshanii (Umass Boston)

  • Science and society
Published on July 16, 2025 – Updated on July 16, 2025
Dates

on the July 23, 2025

Café : 13h30
Séminaire: 14h
Location
Institut de Physique de Nice
(Gradins Rez-de-Chaussée)

Quantum is Magic!

General audience seminar:

Abstract:

Quantum mechanics defies our classical intuition. Yet, its physical effects drive real-world technologies and explain fundamental aspects of our universe. This presentation bridges the gap between human intuition and quantum reality by using magic tricks to illustrate seemingly impossible phenomena. I will explore quantum teleportation, Schrödinger’s cat, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, destructive interference, and—in greater detail—the non-existence of a quantum state before measurement and Bell’s inequalities.