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2010

 

Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, Aarhus University Press 2010.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular textbook on quantum mechanics (in Danish). Thanks to a donation from Lundbeckfonden, all highschools in Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands have been offered 35 free copies for their physics project classes. The book has also formed the reading material for 10 hour, 6 hour and 4 hour courses for the general public – see elsewhere on this page.


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Kvantemekanik –den vilde virkelighed. Klaus Mølmer, 10 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 14 September – 12 Oktober  (5 aftener), 2010.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture 10 hour  course, Aarhus.


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Kvantemekanik - fra atomernes vilde verden til rødkælke på træk. Klaus Mølmer, foredrag, Fysiklærerforeningen. 25. September 2010.

Quantum mechanics – from  the wild world of the atoms to the migrating Red Robin. Course for Danish high school teachers.


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Kvantemekanikkens fortolkning – Einsteins ”tre gode spørgsmål”.  Klaus Mølmer,  foredrag Søauditorierne,  Aarhus Universitet,  9. december 2010..

Theinterpretation of quantum physics – Einstein’s three excellent questions. Public lecture (in Danish) at Aarhus University.


2011

 

Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 10 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 16 Februar – 9 Marts (5 aftener), og  15-16 Marts (week-end)  2011.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture 10 hour  course, Aarhus.


Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 4 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, Esbjerg,  Herning  og Aarhus, 14, 26 og  27. Januar 2011.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture 4 hour  course, Esbjerg, Herning and Aarhus.


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Parallelle Verdener. Klaus Mølmer, 2 timers forelæsninger ,Aarhus Folkeuniversitet. 1. december,  2011.

Parallel Worlds. Popular lecture, Aarhus, Denmark.


2012

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Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 6 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, Emdrup (Sjælland) and Aarhus, 28 og  29. Januar 2012.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture 6 hour  course, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


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Parallelle Verdener. Klaus Mølmer, 2 timers forelæsninger, Aarhus and Emdrup (Sjælland). 2. and  8. Maj,  2012.

Parallel Worlds. Popular lecture, Aarhus and Emdrup, Denmark.


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Svend Åge Madsen og kvantefysiker Klaus Mølmer taler om verdens store og små mysterier og lader videnskaben og litteraturen lægge arm. Vild med ord, litteratur Festival, Ridehuset, Aarhus. 9. September 2012.

Fiction author Svend Åge Madsen and Klaus Mølmer discuss the big and small mysteries in science and literature.


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Parallelle Verdener. Klaus Mølmer, 2 timers forelæsning, Silkeborg Kulturhus. 15. November 2012.

Parallel Worlds. Popular lecture, Silkeborg, Denmark.


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Atomernes Vilde Verden. Klaus Mølmer, foredrag i Folkeuniversitetet i Aalborg, 18. November 2012.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture course, Aalborg Folkeuniversitet.


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Nobelprisen i Fysik 2012. Klaus Mølmer, foredrag i Søauditoriet, Aarhus Universitet (to gange: 3. og 5. December, 2012). Givet sammen med præsentationer af Nobelprisen i kemi og Fysiologi eller Medicin.

The Nobelprize in Physics. Lecture (in Danish) in the Lakeside Theatre, Aarhus University. The lectures were offered together with lecures on the Nobel prizes in Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine.


2013

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Niels Bohr og atomfysikken før år 1925: Bohrs atommodel. Niels Bohr og atomfysikken efter år 1925: den sære kvanteverden. Klaus Mølmer, to foredrag, Søauditorierne Aarhus Universitet (3 gange: 12, 13 ,14 og 19,. 20 , 21 marts, 2013), Rødkilde Gymnasium Vejle (5. marts 2013), Folkeuniversitetet Odense (30. september 2013).  Begge foredrag var todelte med bidrag fra professor i videnskabshistorie Helge Kragh og Klaus Mølmer.

Niels Bohr and the atomic physics before 1925. Niels Bohr and the atomic physics after 1925. Lakeside theatres Aarhus University (three lectures), Rødkilde Gymnasium Vejle, University of Southern Denmark Odense. Both lectures were offered as a tandem lecture with professor Helge Kragh and Klaus Mølmer.


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Bohrs atomteori og kvantefysikken. Klaus Mølmer, foredrag ved Forskningens Døgn, Grundfos, Bjerringbro, 3. maj 2013.

Bohrs theory of the atom and quantum physics. Public lecture, national science day.


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Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 4 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 5. Juni 2013.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture course, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


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Kvantecomputeren. Klaus Mølmer, kapitel i antologien ”Bohr på ny”. Forlaget Epsilon 2013.

The quantum computer. A chapter (in Danish) in an anthology, celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the Bohr model  of the atom.


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”Alt det der er virkeligt …  .” Klaus Mølmer, Pecha Kucha foredrag. På én aften præsenteres gennem Pecha Kucha foredrag 10 forskellige bud på, hvordan vores verden helt grundlæggende er skruet sammen. Hvad består verden af? Hvordan fungerer den? Hvem er vi? Hvorfor er vi her? Hvor er vi på vej hen?

16/09-2013, Aarhus Teater, Store Scene

 (Pecha Kucha presentations on our basic understanding of the world, by Klaus Mølmer,  a priest, an imam, a buddhist munk, professors of anthropology and philosophy, artists, a tantric guide, … )


2014

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Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 4 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 2. februar 2014.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture course, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


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Hybrid quantum technologies. Klaus Mølmer, lecture at Ericsson/Huwaei Industry Workshop,  “2014 Future of Wireless Technology”, Stockholm, 26. maj, 2014.


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Aarhus Alternatives Festival. Godsbanen, 27/10 2014.

Fælles ”3i1 - Tale til nationen" ved kvantefysiker Klaus Mølmer, domprovst P.H. Bartholin og digter Peter Laugesen (”3 in 1 speech to the nation” with poet Peter Laugesen and pastor Poul Bartholin on art, science and religion on the subject: How important is Man ?).


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Kvantemekanik. Klaus Mølmer, kapitel i ”25 søforklaringer - Naturvidenskabelige fortællinger fra Søauditorierne”, Aarhus University Press, 2014.

Chapter on quantum physics in a popular textbook in Danish on 25 Science topics, all presented in the Lakeside Theatre Lecture Series at Aarhus University.


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Niels Bohr, Quantum physics, and “the Wild World of Atoms”. Klaus Mølmer, lecture at the European School, Luxembourg, 10. november 2014.


2015

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Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 4 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 1. februar 2015.

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture course, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


Parallelle Verdener, Ill. Max Tegmark

 

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Parallelle Verdener. Klaus Mølmer, 4 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 15. marts 2015.

Parallel Worlds. Popular lecture, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


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Lys på (kvante-)spring - fra paradoks til præcision. Klaus Mølmer, Foredrag ved metrologidag i Indiustriens Hus, København, 18. maj 2015.

Quantum light from paradox to precision. Lecture (in Danish) to Danish Industry Thematic Conference on Metrology. 


SuperTanker - Radiointerview, Podcast fra Aarhus Universitet

 

Radiointerview med Klaus Mølmer, DR P1, Eksistensserier. 3. Juni 2015.

Klikbar til: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhAUrXTteh4

National public radio interview (in Danish) on quantum physics and science in general.


2016

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Friday the 19th of February 2016, Lund University, Sweden.

Introduction to Quantum Physics and Quantum Computing
Klaus Mølmer, Aarhus University

Quantum Computing – towards scalable systems
Christopher Monroe, Joint Quantum Institute and University of Maryland

Panel discussion: The future of quantum computing

Public outreach lecture and panel discussion.


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Invited Lecture ”Quantum Music”,

Keyboard Days Festival, Institute of Musicology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, 18-20 November 2016.


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Kvantecomputeren. Klaus Mølmer,  Søauditorierne,  Aarhus Universitet,  30. august 2016.

Offentligt foredrag for et live publikum i Søauditorierne på ca 800 mennesker og livestreaming til 40 offentlige forevisninger (skoler, biografer og kulturhuse).

The quantum computer. Public lecture (in Danish) for a live audience of 800 people and live streaming to 40 public presentations in schools , movie theatres etc.


2017

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Kvantecomputeren. Klaus Mølmer,  Søauditorierne,  Aarhus Universitet,  21. Februar 2017.

Offentligt foredrag for et  live publikum i Søauditorierne på ca 800 mennesker og livestreaming til 40 offentlige forevisninger (skoler, biografer og kulturhuse).

The quantum computer. Public lecture (in Danish) for a live audience of 800 people and live streaming to 40 public presentations in schools , movie theatres etc.


European Capitol of Culture 2017Solo cellist John Ehde og Aarhus Sinfonietta

European Capitol of Culture 2017

BEC Music - 15 Fantasy Fragments for Cello Solo and Sinfonietta.

Introduction to the BEC Music project and concert,  presentation of the physics background and the collaboration with the composer Kim Helweg.  

Concert by Aarhus Sinfonietta and solo cellist John Ehde at DOKK1 in Aarhus March 4 and at the Royal Opera, Copenhagen, March 5, 2017. See short video.


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Conférence grand public "L’ordinateur quantique" - 3 mai 2017

Public lecture on quantum computing. Paris, 2. May 2017 (in French).


 Todays Art Festival, The Hague

Quantum Music concert with LP Duo (Sonja Loncar and Andrija Pavlovic)

Introduction to Quantum Music concert with LP Duo (Sonja Loncar and Andrija Pavlovic).

Panel Debate on Science and Creativity.

Todays Art Festival 22-23 September 2017, The Hague, Netherlands. 


Quantum Music Project LP Duo (Sonja Loncar and Andrija Pavlovic)

Quantum Music Project

Introduction to Quantum Music concert.

Nine preludes using the frequencies of the optical spectrum of hydrogen, by composer Kim Helweg.

Quantum pieces by multiple composers for hybrid piano

Performed by LP Duo (Sonja Loncar and Andrija Pavlovic).

Musikhuset Aarhus, 2. October 2017.

The Roal Danish Theatre (Det Kgl. Teater) ”See youtube video” , Copenhagen, 8 October 2017.


BergamoScienza, Science festival

Public lecture, ”Quantum Mechanics: From weird to wired”

BergamoScienza, Science festival 30. September – 15. October 2017, Bergamo, Italy.


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Lecture for high school students:

Kvantecomputeren: fra Einsteins hovedbrud til teknologisk gennembrud

(The quantum computer: from Einstein’s headache to technological breakthrough)

 Natural History Museum of Denmark.  2. November 1917.


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Quantum Motion, Foredrag for dansere og koreografer; evaluering af performance. Klaus Mølmer. 4. og 8. September, 2017.

Quantum Movement and Sound Workshop. The Danish National School of Performing Arts, September-October 2017.

Lecture on quantum mechanics and quantum effects for choreographers and dancers, evaluation of final artistic product.


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Universets mikroskopiske byggesten. Klaus Mølmer,  To timers foredrag i serien ”Livet, universet og alting”, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 21. November 2017.

The microscopic building blocks of our Universe. Two hour lecture, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


Research in Artistic Practice programme. RAPP

Research in Artistic Practice programme. RAPP

Atomtid og astronomisk tid. Klaus Mølmer,  Teater Seachange & Bora Bora, Aarhus, 24-27. november 2017.

Foredrag og deltagelse i teaterworkshop, Research in Artistic Practice programme. RAPP 2017.

Atomic and astronomical time. Klaus Mølmer. Lecture and participation at RAPP – Research in Artistic Practice programme – 2017. A workshop designed as a conversation experiment, where representatives from physics, anthropology and philosophy together with choreographers and actors explore theconcept of time as a theme and / or method in artistic work.


2018

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Kvantemekanik – Atomernes vilde verden. Klaus Mølmer, 4 timers forelæsning, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet, 27. Januar 2018..

Quantum mechanics – the wild world of the atoms. Popular lecture course, Aarhus Folkeuniversitet.


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”The Quantum Vibes of Atoms and Ichtyosaurs" - invited talk at 

Quantum Music (and beyond) – music and new technologies in the 21st century.

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade 21-22 March, 2018.


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Quantum Music.

Public Lecture with Klaus Mølmer and Kim Helweg, Institut Henri Poincaré, Paris, France  16. July 2018.

See youtube video


Tegning af "et atom"

”Kvantefysikken – atomernes vilde verden”, two hour public lecture in Danish at Rosborg Gymnasium and Folkeuniversitetet i Odense. 8. october 2018.


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”Kvantefysikken – atomernes vilde verden” 2 hour public lecture in Danish at the Lakeside Theatres, Aarhus University, with live streaming to more than 120 public locations in Denmark. 9 october 2018.


Corpus Friday Bar, School of Ballet, The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen

 

Friday November 2, 2018, 17:00-18:00.

Lyden af kvantemekanik (Sound of Quantum Mechanics)

Lectures and music over themes and processes in sub-atomic physics (with composer Kim Helweg).

Corpus Friday Bar, School of Ballet, The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen.


ICoQC 2018, International Colference on Quantum Computing

 

L’Ordinateur Quantique  (Public lecture in French)

ICoQC 2018, International Conference on Quantum Computing

Sorbonne Université, 27 November, 2018.


2019

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Outreach talk,  “Quantum physics and quantum computers”, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, Thursday January 10, 2019, 18:30-21:00.


Quantum Movement, Bloom Festival, Søndermarken, Copenhagen

Public talk and performance with dancers Isabella Carroll and Samuel Rees from The Royal Ballet and cello soloist Kim Bak Dinitzen from The Royal Danish Orchestra.

Quantum Movement is a joint music and ballet project with composer Kim Helweg and choreographer Kaledora Fontana, which is inspired from phenomena of the microscopic quantum world and the interaction between the object and the observer in quantum physics.


 

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Klaus Mølmer introduces the basic concepts of quantum mechanics and discusses how quantum phenomena may inspire and get inspiration from the arts.

Video presentation (16 minutes) prepared for a Dance and Music Workshop in Italy, June 2019.

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The fun way to manipulate atoms

A game introduced by Klaus Molmer and ScienceAtHome (kilkbar) as part of an EU initiative contributes to the research and teaching of atomic interactions. Ultimately, it will help in the development of quantum computing technologies.

Se news article on EU homepage with links to the game and an introductory videohttps://cordis.europa.eu/news/rcn/131601/en


Thursday 28/11, UNF Aarhus, "Kvantemekanik - Atomernes Vilde Verden"


 

2020

Kvantecomputeren. Klaus Mølmer,  Søauditorierne,  Aarhus Universitet,  18. februar 2020.

Offentligt foredrag for et  live publikum i Søauditorierne på ca 900 mennesker og livestreaming til 200 offentlige forevisninger (skoler, biografer og kulturhuse).

The quantum computer. Public lecture (in Danish) for a live audience of 800 people and live streaming to 200 public presentations in schools , movie theatres etc.


 

Fra Kvantecomputeren til Den Kongelige Ballet, Klaus Mølmer, Væredygtighedkonferencen,  Aarhus Universitet,  19. februar 2020.

From the quantum computer to The Danish Royal Ballet. Interdisciplinary conference at Aarhus University, 19 February 2020.


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