[Theory] Virtual Simons Quantum Colloquium next Tuesday, May 10 by Leonard Susskind, followed by panel featuring Scott Aaronson, Geoffrey Penington, and Edward Witten

[William Jason Fefferman]

Dear fellow CS theorists,

I am writing to let you know about this exciting virtual colloquium by Leonard Susskind this upcoming Tuesday hosted by the Simons Institute in Berkeley.  The talk is on a subject at the intersection of complexity theory and quantum field theory/gravity but promises to be accessible to a wide range of scientific backgrounds.

Umesh and I would very much like to get broad participation from the CS theory community in this area, and we hope to see you there!  See the forwarded email for more information and the Zoom link.

Best wishes,

Bill Fefferman

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From: Simons Institute Events <simonsevents at berkeley.edu<mailto:simonsevents at berkeley.edu>>
Date: Fri, May 6, 2022 at 12:02 PM
Subject: [quantumcolloquium] Quantum Colloquium next Tuesday, May 10
by Leonard Susskind, followed by panel featuring Scott Aaronson,
Geoffrey Penington, and Edward Witten

Dear Quantum Colloquium participants,

Our final Quantum Colloquium of the spring semester is scheduled for
next Tuesday, May 10. Leonard Susskind (Stanford University) will
present a talk on "Black Holes and the Quantum-Extended Church-Turing
Thesis" starting at 11 a.m. Pacific Time. Please see below for the
full title and abstract details.

Following the colloquium at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, we are pleased to
present a panel discussion featuring Scott Aaronson (UT Austin),
Geoffrey Penington (UC Berkeley), and Edward Witten (IAS). Moderated
by Umesh Vazirani (UC Berkeley).

Further details about the colloquium can be viewed here:
https://simons.berkeley.edu/events/quantum-colloquium

You may use the public Zoom link to join these events:
https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95040632440. If you are registered for full
access, please make sure you are logged in to Zoom (or use your unique
Zoom panelist link from last semester) to ensure you are added as a
panelist.

See you there!
Umesh

Title: Black Holes and the Quantum-Extended Church-Turing Thesis

Speakers: Leonard Susskind (Stanford University)

Abstract: A few years ago three computer scientists named Adam
Bouland, Bill Fefferman, and Umesh Vazirani, wrote a paper that
promises to radically change the way we think about the interiors of
black holes. Inspired by their paper I will explain how black holes
threaten the QECTT, and how the properties of horizons rescue the
thesis, and eventually make predictions for the complexity of
extracting information from behind the black hole horizon. I'll try my
best to explain enough about black holes to keep the lecture self
contained.

Best regards,
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Events Team
Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing
Melvin Calvin Lab | UC Berkeley
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