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Distinguished Lecture Series in Philosophy
(Academic)
Professor Jeffrey Bub
Quantum Games: Einstein and Bohr Meet Alice and Bob
Abstract: Nonclassical correlations can be exploited to perform computational tasks that are apparently beyond the capacity of a classical computer, and to implement information-theoretic protocols (e.g., sharing a secret key between two parties) that can't be implemented by parties communicating with classical information. In this talk, I consider classical, quantum, and superquantum correlations in terms of two-person communication games in which the players are limited to certain resources. The weird features of quantum mechanics that Einstein called 'spooky action-at-a-distance' are features of the nonclassical correlations associated with games for which there is no winning strategy if the players are limited to classical resources, and the debate between Bohr and Einstein about how to understand quantum mechanics can be posed in terms of such games.
Professor Bub is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Philosophy and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the University of Maryland.
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