Continuous tensor networks and entanglement renormalization
Date
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 11:00 - 12:00
Speaker
Adrián Franco Rubio (Perimeter Institute Ontario)
Location
Heinzel Seminar Room / Office Bldg West (I21.EG.101)
Series
Seminar/Talk
Tags
Physical Sciences Seminar, quantum_seminar_ics
Host
Maksym Serbyn
Contact
Tensor networks are computational tools for quantum many-body physics inspired by our knowledge of their entanglement properties. The research program of continuous tensor networks aims to apply tensor network techniques directly in the continuum, in the setting of quantum field theory. This talk will be a (partial) overview of the field, intended for a broad, non-expert audience. We will specifically focus on the continuous multiscale entanglement renormalization ansatz (cMERA), a variational wavefunctional for quantum field theoretic ground states, which is inspired by the concept of entanglement renormalization. Time permitting we will review related constructions.