Master of Mathematics in Applied Mathematics - Mathematical Physics

University of Waterloo

Our research in Mathematical Physics focuses on quantum information theory, nanotechnology and quantum gravity and cosmology.The goal of quantum information theory is to study and utilize the profound way in which quantum effects can influence the physical propagation and processing of information. It is part of the world-wide effort to develop methods for controlling individual molecules, atoms and photons. One of the main goals is to utilize the quantum mechanical phenomenon of entanglement to achieve a quantum parallelization of computation. This can then provide an exponential speed-up of certain types of calculations. The same quantum phenomena can be used to protect information channels (for example, fibre optic channels) from eavesdropping, a proven technology which already has cryptographic applications. In this context, some of our faculty members are closely involved with University of Waterloo’s Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC).