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Topological Transitions In A Superconducting Qubit, Arman Guerra

Undergraduate Research Symposium Posters

Topology, as it pertains to quantum objects, has become an important area of research because of recent discoveries of topological phases and insulators in condensed matter physics. It can be used as a tool to accurately describe phenomena in many different quantum systems. I present my study of topology as it relates to two level systems, and experiments to probe the topology of transmon qubits. These simple quantum circuits allow for a high level of control which makes them good candidates to study topological properties and to model more complicated systems. Specifically, topological transitions of the first Chern number arise …