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PhD candidate at the University of Lethbridge

I am interested in understanding the interplay between quantum and classical mechanics. How does one transition to the other, what is at the core of their differences, and how can we consistently combine them? My current research is focused on two aspects, the first is characterizing the nonclassicality of quantum states, without relying on the negativity of their Wigner function. The second is casting classical mechanics in a “quantum-like” language, and interpreting concepts like probability amplitude, superposition and uncertainty relations in a classical theory. Settling these questions could allow for a conceptually and mathematically consistent use of a common framework for both classical and quantum mechanics. I am interested in seeing whether this can then help study the interaction between a quantum system and a classical measuring device, or between quantum matter and a classical spacetime. My MSc was focused on constructing algebraically consistent hybrid quantum-classical Hamiltonian dynamics (uLeth highlight). I also have an old, lurking interest in early universe cosmology, that might pop up now and then.

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