Chiara Marletto is an Italian theoretical physicist at Wolfson College, Oxford.[1] She is a pioneer in the field of constructor theory, counterfactuals and a generalization of the quantum theory of information.

Chiara Marletto
Alma materPolytechnic University of Torino
University of Oxford
Known for
  • The Science of Can and Can't
Scientific career
FieldsQuantum theory of information
Constructor theory
InstitutionsUniversity of Oxford
Websitewww.chiaramarletto.com Edit this at Wikidata

Life

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Marletto grew up in Turin.[2] She graduated from the Polytechnic University of Torino, and the University of Oxford, where she studied with Artur Ekert.[3]

Together with David Deutsch, she has developed constructor theory.[4][5][6] She is a member of New Frontiers Quantum Hub.[2]

Works

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  • Chiara, Marletto (2021). The Science of Can and Can't. Penguin. ISBN 9780525521921.[7][8][9]
  • Marletto, Chiara (1 July 2014). "Constructor Theory of Life". Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 12 (104). arXiv:1407.0681v2. doi:10.1098/rsif.2014.1226. PMC 4345487. PMID 25589566.
  • Deutsch, David; Marletto, Chiara (2015). "Constructor theory of information". Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 471 (2174). The Royal Society: 20140540. Bibcode:2014RSPSA.47140540D. doi:10.1098/rspa.2014.0540. ISSN 1364-5021. PMC 4309123. PMID 25663803.

References

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  1. ^ "Chiara Marletto | Wolfson College, Oxford". www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gefter, Amanda (29 April 2021). "How to Rewrite the Laws of Physics in the Language of Impossibility". Quanta Magazine. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Chiara Marletto | Edge.org". www.edge.org. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ Merali, Zeeya. "A Meta-Law to Rule Them All: Physicists Devise a "Theory of Everything"". Scientific American. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Counterfactuals: Chiara Marletto in conversation with Marcus du Sautoy". www.rigb.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Sandrucci, Chiara (14 June 2021). "Chiara Marletto, la fisica che mette d'accordo Newton e Einstein con il "costruttore universale"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ Anthony, Andrew. "Theoretical physicist Chiara Marletto: 'The universal constructor could revolutionise civilisation'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ^ Marletto, Chiara (2021). The Science of Can and Can't A Physicist's Journey Through the Land of Counterfactuals. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-525-52193-8. OCLC 1246582715.
  9. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Science of Can and Can't: A Physicist's Journey Through the Land of Counterfactuals by Chiara Marletto. Viking, $27 (272p) ISBN 978-0-5255-2192-1". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 16 June 2021.

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