Talks | Maths & Physics Club

Quantum Information in Hybrid Quantum Systems

Prof. Himadri Shekhar Dhar explored the core mechanics of qubits and resonators, coherent quantum storage, and error protection in hybrid quantum systems.

Qiskit 101

Dr. Swathi Mummadi from IBM Quantum showed how Qiskit makes it possible to build and run quantum programs, in an exclusive online session diving into the cutting edge of quantum software and development tools.

Quantum101 : Intro to Quantum Computing

This talk provided an introduction to the fascinating world of quantum computing, covering fundamental concepts and potential applications.

Group Discussion on Inversion

Aryan Prakash led an insightful discussion on inversion, where familiar geometric ideas were seen from a whole new perspective, revealing elegant solutions to difficult problems.

Interplay of Data, Analytics and Fast Algorithms

This talk explored how data sparsity arises in such key problems and introduce key ideas like high-rank decompositions and sparse representations that enable such fast algorithms.

An introduction to Condensed Matter Physics

The fundamental laws of physics are simple, yet the world around us displays astonishing complexity. Condensed matter physics seeks to understand how this complexity arises when many particles interact according to simple underlying laws.

Equidistribution in Number Theory

Number theory is not only about finding solutions to the equations, but also about understanding how they are spread out - clustered, distributed. This talk explored these questions and their links to other areas of mathematics.

Black Holes - A Deep Dive

In the first talk of the 2025-26 tenure, held in collaboration with Krittika, the Astronomy Club of IIT Bombay, Prof. Kajuri offered deep insights into black holes and their intriguing properties.

Quantum Hall Effect

Quarantine Talks

Electrons subjected to the dual effect of a perpendicular magnetic and electric fields show a very curious behaviour known as the Hall Effect. When the applied magnetic field is sufficiently high, the Hall conductance becomes quantised in integer quantities of e^2/h. This quantisation is so precise that it is now used as a universal standard for resistance calibrations! Perhaps surprisingly, this phenomenon seems to have deep connections with electromagnetic gauge invariance and topology!

Retrograde Analysis

Quarantine Talks

Most chess players are familiar with problems of the type “White to play and win in 3 moves”. However, here you will explore a very different genre of chess puzzles, retrograde analysis. Or perhaps, a more accurate description would be: utilising the rich set of chess rules to build interesting logic puzzles!