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We present a simple and accurate computational method, which facilitates ab-initio path-integral molecular dynamics simulations, where the quantum mechanical nature of the nuclei is explicitly taken into account, at essentially no…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2016-04-21 Chris John , Thomas Spura , Scott Habershon , Thomas D. Kühne

Simulating the dynamics of non-equilibrium matter under extreme conditions lies beyond the capabilities of classical computation alone. Remarkable advances in quantum information science and technology are profoundly changing how we…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2025-04-01 Martin J. Savage

In this paper, the application of quantum simulations and quantum machine learning to solve low-energy nuclear physics problems is explored. The use of quantum computing to deal with nuclear physics problems is, in general, in its infancy…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-17 J. E. García-Ramos , A. Sáiz , J. M. Arias , L. Lamata , P. Pérez-Fernández

The act of describing how a physical process changes a system is the basis for understanding observed phenomena. For quantum-mechanical processes in particular, the affect of processes on quantum states profoundly advances our knowledge of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-20 Jen-Hsiang Hsieh , Shih-Hsuan Chen , Che-Ming Li

Our understanding of the physics of biological molecules, such as proteins and DNA, is limited because the approximations we usually apply to model inert materials are not in general applicable to soft, chemically inhomogeneous systems. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-07-13 Sarah Harris , Vivien M. Kendon

Molecular science is governed by the dynamics of electrons, atomic nuclei, and their interaction with electromagnetic fields. A reliable physicochemical understanding of these processes is crucial for the design and synthesis of chemicals…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-21 Hongbin Liu , Guang Hao Low , Damian S. Steiger , Thomas Häner , Markus Reiher , Matthias Troyer

Computing the electronic structure of molecules with high precision is a central challenge in the field of quantum chemistry. Despite the enormous success of approximate methods, tackling this problem exactly with conventional computers is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-10-20 J. Argüello-Luengo , A. González-Tudela , T. Shi , P. Zoller , J. I. Cirac

The intersection of quantum computing and quantum chemistry represents a promising frontier for achieving quantum utility in domains of both scientific and societal relevance. Owing to the exponential growth of classical resource…

Simulating quantum physical processes has been one of the major motivations for quantum information science. Quantum channels, which are completely positive and trace preserving processes, are the standard mathematical language to describe…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-02-01 Hang Li , Kai Wang , Shijie Wei , Fan Yang , Xinyu Chen , Barry C. Sanders , Dong-Sheng Wang , Gui-Lu Long

Recently developed quantum algorithms suggest that quantum computers can solve certain problems and perform certain tasks more efficiently than conventional computers. Among other reasons, this is due to the possibility of creating…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Rolando D. Somma

Chemistry and materials science are widely regarded as potential killer application fields for quantum hardware. While the dream of unlocking unprecedented simulation capabilities remains compelling, quantum algorithm development must adapt…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-20 Davide Castaldo , Markus Reiher

The rapid and successful strides in quantum chemistry in the past decades can be largely credited to a conspicuous synergy between theoretical and computational advancements. However, the architectural computer archetype that enabled such a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-06 Daniel Claudino

Owing to the computational complexity of electronic structure algorithms running on classical digital computers, the range of molecular systems amenable to simulation remains tightly circumscribed even after many decades of work. Quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-18 Alexis Ralli , Michael I. Williams , Peter V. Coveney

Over the last century, a large number of physical and mathematical developments paired with rapidly advancing technology have allowed the field of quantum chemistry to advance dramatically. However, the lack of computationally efficient…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-03-08 James D. Whitfield , Jacob Biamonte , Alán Aspuru-Guzik

The experimental revolution in ultracold atomic gas physics over the past decades have brought tremendous amounts of new insight to the world of degenerate quantum systems. Here we compare and constrast the developments of cold atomic gases…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2013-04-01 N. T. Zinner , A. S. Jensen

Quantum simulators are a promising technology on the spectrum of quantum devices from specialized quantum experiments to universal quantum computers. These quantum devices utilize entanglement and many-particle behaviors to explore and…

Recent advances in quantum technologies have enabled quantum simulation of gauge theories -- some of the most fundamental frameworks of nature -- in regimes far from equilibrium, where classical computation is severely limited. These…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-05 Jad C. Halimeh , Niklas Mueller , Johannes Knolle , Zlatko Papić , Zohreh Davoudi

Quantum computers hold promise to enable efficient simulations of the properties of molecules and materials; however, at present they only permit ab initio calculations of a few atoms, due to a limited number of qubits. In order to harness…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-07-07 He Ma , Marco Govoni , Giulia Galli

Molecular biology and biochemistry interpret microscopic processes in the living world in terms of molecular structures and their interactions, which are quantum mechanical by their very nature. Whereas the theoretical foundations of these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-07 Alberto Baiardi , Matthias Christandl , Markus Reiher

Quantum simulation is a leading candidate for demonstrating practical quantum advantage over classical computation, as it is believed to provide exponentially more compute power than any classical system. It offers new means of studying the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-23 Maja Franz , Lukas Schmidbauer , Joshua Ammermann , Ina Schaefer , Wolfgang Mauerer