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The construction of accurate interatomic potentials, and related fields of forces, from equilibrium conformational distributions of molecules is a crucial step in coarse-grained modeling. In this work we show that in order to develop…

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Accurate prediction of energy and forces for 3D molecular systems is one of fundamental challenges at the core of AI for Science applications. Many powerful and data-efficient neural networks predict molecular energies and forces from…

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Cold atom traps are at the heart of many quantum applications in science and technology. The preparation and control of atomic clouds involves complex optimization processes, that could be supported and accelerated by machine learning. In…

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We provide several quantum algorithms for continuous optimization that do not require gradient estimation. Instead, we encode the optimization problem into the dynamics of a physical system and coherently simulate the time evolution. We…

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Finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations often involve physical quantities spanning multiple orders of magnitude, such as the speed of light or electromagnetic field amplitudes. The standard practice for maintaining numerical…

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This work presents a physics-informed neural network approach bridging deep-learning force field and electronic structure simulations, illustrated through twisted two-dimensional large-scale material systems. The deep potential molecular…

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The influence of microscopic force fields on the motion of Brownian particles plays a fundamental role in a broad range of fields, including soft matter, biophysics, and active matter. Often, the experimental calibration of these force…

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