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Quantum Resources¶
This is a collection of notes I have made throughout my PhD on various relevant topics to my research. I have written things in the way that I have understood them. I thought I would share them in the hope that someone else might find them useful.
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Please do get in touch with me if you would like to add anything, think something is missing that I should have covered, or notice a mistake. However, please note that this is an on going project and so some pages might only be partly finished.
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About Me¶
My name is Ben Stratton and I am a third year PhD student at the University of Bristol studying problems in quantum information theory. My current interests are in and around the fields of quantum resource theories, quantum thermodynamics, quantum computation and general quantum technologies.
Originally from Devon, England, I studied for my MSci in physics at the University of Bristol between 2016-2020, taking units in Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Computation, Advance Quantum Mechanics and Advance Computational Physics. I returned to Bristol in 2021 to join the Quantum Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training. During the first year of my PhD I undertook an interdisciplinary range of teaching that included courses in Quantum Light and Matter, Applied Quantum Theory, Nanofabrication and Quantum Systems Engineering. I then joined the Quantum Information Theory group under the supervision of Paul Skrzypczyk to work on problems in quantum information theory.
Other notable highlights alongside my academic pursuits have been working with the venture capital fund The Creator Fund on assessing deep-tech start-ups, teaching a post-graduate course on the Applications of Quantum Information, co-organising Careers in Quantum – a student led quantum careers fair, and conducting outreach at both the Blue Dot Science Festival and the Swindon Science Festival.
Publications¶
2025
2024
- Informational Non-equilibrium Concentration
- Dynamical Resource Theory of Incompatibility Preservability
- Operational Interpretation of the Choi Rank Through k-State Exclusion
2023
Talks¶
- Informational Non-equilibrium Concentration, slides
- Quantum Resource Theories Workshop, Jeju Island, South Korea, March 2025.
- Where is the value in Quantum (PhDs), slides
- Institute of Physics (IoP) Quantum and Nano Undergraduate Day, November 2024.
- Operational Interpretation of the Choi Rank Through k-State Exclusion, slides
- Vienna University of Technology (TU Wein), October 2024,
- Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, December 2024
- Dynamical Resource Theory of Informational Nonequilibrium Preservability, slides
CVs¶
Teaching¶
- Applications of Quantum Information
- Topics Include: Dirac Notion, Quantum Information, Quantum Computation.
- Foundations of Physics
- Topics Include: Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics, Quantum Mechanics.
- Second Year Lab Demonstrator
- Private Tutor
- Topics Include: A-level Mathematics, A-level Physics, STAT Prep.
- Xuereb, J., Stratton, B., Rolandi, A., He, J., Huber, M., & Bakhshinezhad, P. (2025). Cooling a Qubit using n Others. arXiv. 10.48550/ARXIV.2506.10059
- Hsieh, C.-Y., Stratton, B., Weng, H.-C., & Scarani, V. (2024). Informational non-equilibrium concentration. 10.48550/ARXIV.2409.12759
- Hsieh, C.-Y., Stratton, B., Wu, C.-H., & Ku, H.-Y. (2024). Dynamical resource theory of incompatibility preservability. arXiv. 10.48550/ARXIV.2408.06315
- Stratton, B., Hsieh, C.-Y., & Skrzypczyk, P. (2024). Operational Interpretation of the Choi Rank Through k-State Exclusion. 10.48550/ARXIV.2406.08360
- Stratton, B., Hsieh, C.-Y., & Skrzypczyk, P. (2023). The Dynamical Resource Theory of Informational Non-Equilibrium. 10.48550/ARXIV.2306.16848