Speaker
Mrs
Kobra Mahdavipour
(Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary)
Description
We aim to introduce an operational definition of a clock as a physical system and elucidate what
makes a clock quantum in nature. We proceed by introducing an architectural framework for a
clock, which comprises a driver, an oscillator, a frequency reference, a readout, and a stabilizer. We
then apply our framework to three realizations, namely mechanical, atomic, and geometrodynamic
clocks. We address how to quantize the clock, both architecturally and in the three realizations
we present. Our analysis provides a perspective that elucidates the nature of a clock and how to
quantize the clock in a meaningful and consistent way.
Author
Mrs
Kobra Mahdavipour
(Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary)
Co-author
Mr
Barry C. Sanders
(Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, University of Calgary)