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Alexander Zlokapa | Physics@MIT

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I am a PhD student at the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT co-supervised by Isaac Chuang and Aram Harrow, and supported by the Hertz Fellowship and NDSEG Fellowship. Previously, I was an undergraduate at Caltech. I'm currently interested in quantum algorithms, spin glasses, theory of deep learning, and all that. See my CV for a full list of publications. (* indicates alphabetical ordering / equal contribution) Not to be confused with Kartik Chandra's superior compilation of frequently asked questions. Credit goes to Sterl Phinney and Rob Phillips for teaching me to believe in spherical cows. How tall is the flame of a candle? What is the pitch of squeaking chalk? How old is the solar system, according to a boiled potato? How far can you shout upwind? From how high do you have to drop a deck of cards to shuffle it? How much darker is the edge of a coffee stain than its center? How tall is the tallest possible mountain, according to the Bohr model? How many frogs surfed down the Con

ABOUT I am a PhD student at the Center for Theoretical Physics at MIT co-supervised by Isaac Chuang and Aram Harrow, and supported by the Hertz Fellowship and NDSEG Fellowship. Previously, I was an undergraduate at Caltech. I'm currently interested in quantum algorithms, spin glasses, theory of deep learning, and all that. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS See my CV for a full list of publications. (* indicates alphabetical ordering / equal contribution) Quantum thermal states / spin glasses When quantum thermal states look classical. H. Putterman*, A. Zlokapa*, Jordan Cotler, arXiv:2607.28536…

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