One of the most profound consequences of the topological states of matter is the bulk-boundary correspondence. The purpose of this talk is twofold: First, I first give a simple argument (without serious math of topology) how the bulk-boundary correspondence arises from the chiral symmetry. Second, I demonstrate the roles of the chiral symmetry and bulk-boundary correspondence in quantum computing and quantum simulation, taking a few examples from single cavity quantum electrodynamics (cavity-QED) systems to matter.

Biography

Mahn-Soo Choi is a professor of physics at Korea University in South Korea and the director of the School of Quantum at Korea Univeristy. He holds a Ph.D.in physics from POSTECH in 1998. Following a postdoc toral fellowship at the University of Basel in Switzerland and a research fellowship at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study, he joined the Faculty of Physics at Korea University in 2002. Prof.Choi’s research interests have evolved from his doctoral dissertation in condensed matter theory to encompass quantum computation and quantum information. His areas of expertise include quantum algorithms, quantum simulations, super conducting qubits, spin qubits in quantum dots, and circuit quantum electrodynamics in quantum hybrid systems, as well as mesoscopic transport.

Inviter: Ying-Dan Wang