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We develop classical simulation algorithms for adaptive quantum circuits that produce states with low levels of ``magic'' (i.e., non-stabilizerness). These algorithms are particularly well-suited to circuits with high rates of Pauli…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-22 Kemal Aziz , Haining Pan , Michael J. Gullans , J. H. Pixley

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

Continuous-time stochastic processes pervade everyday experience, and the simulation of models of these processes is of great utility. Classical models of systems operating in continuous-time must typically track an unbounded amount of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-03-05 Thomas J. Elliott , Mile Gu

Quantum computers leverage the principles of quantum mechanics to do computation with a potential advantage over classical computers. While a single classical computer transforms one particular binary input into an output after applying one…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-03-17 Francisco Chicano , Gabiel Luque , Zakaria Abdelmoiz Dahi , Rodrigo Gil-Merino

Quantum computers hold promise to improve the efficiency of quantum simulations of materials and to enable the investigation of systems and properties more complex than tractable at present on classical architectures. Here, we discuss…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-05-03 Christian Vorwerk , Nan Sheng , Marco Govoni , Benchen Huang , Giulia Galli

BosonSampling is a problem where a quantum computer offers a provable speedup over classical computers. Its main feature is that it can be solved with current linear optics technology, without the need for a full quantum computer. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-06 Anthony Leverrier , Raúl García-Patrón

Some of the most enduring questions in physics--including the quantum measurement problem and the quantization of gravity--involve the interaction of a quantum system with a classical environment. Two linearly coupled harmonic oscillators…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Rachael M. McDermott , Ian H. Redmount

We simulate the transformation of a classical fluid into a quantum-like (super)-fluid by the application of a generalized quantum potential through a retro-active loop. This numerical experiment is exemplified in the case of a non-spreading…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 L. Nottale , T. Lehner

As simulations of quantum systems cross the limits of classical computability, both quantum and classical approaches become hard to verify. Scaling predictions are therefore based on local structure and asymptotic assumptions, typically…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-22 Alberto Nocera , Jack Raymond , William Bernoudy , Mohammad H. Amin , Andrew D. King

Classical measurement strategies in many areas are approaching their maximum resolution and sensitivity levels, but these levels often still fall far short of the ultimate limits allowed by the laws of physics. To go further, strategies…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-12-09 David S. Simon

We briefly review what a quantum computer is, what it promises to do for us, and why it is so hard to build one. Among the first applications anticipated to bear fruit is quantum simulation of quantum systems. While most quantum computation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-07-06 Vivien M. Kendon , Kae Nemoto , William J. Munro

The quest for real-time dynamic optimization solutions in the process industry represents a formidable computational challenge, particularly within the realm of applications like model-predictive control, where rapid and reliable…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-29 Dennis Michael Nenno , Adrian Caspari

We demonstrate the feasibility of quantum computing for large-scale, realistic chemical systems through the development of a new interface using a quantum circuit simulator and CP2K, a highly efficient first-principles calculation software.…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-06-24 Tomoya Shiota , Klaas Gunst , Toshio Mori , Toru Shiozaki , Wataru Mizukami

Quantum computers promise to revolutionise electronic simulations by overcoming the exponential scaling of many-electron problems. While electronic wave functions can be represented using a product of fermionic unitary operators, shallow…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-07-04 Hugh G. A. Burton , Daniel Marti-Dafcik , David P. Tew , David J. Wales

Spectroscopy is the most important method for probing the structure of molecules. However, predicting molecular spectra on classical computers is computationally expensive, with the most accurate methods having a cost that grows…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-06 Liam P. Flew , Ivan Kassal

Stochastic models are highly relevant tools in science, engineering, and society. Recent work suggests emerging quantum computing technologies can substantially decrease the memory requirements for simulating stochastic models. Here we show…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-04 John Realpe-Gómez , Nathan Killoran

Despite the rapid development of quantum computing these years, state-of-the-art quantum devices still contain only a very limited number of qubits. One possible way to execute more realistic algorithms in near-term quantum devices is to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-04 Xin Hong , Yuan Feng , Sanjiang Li , Mingsheng Ying

Quantum computers are the promising candidates for simulation of large quantum systems, which is a daunting task to perform in a classical computer. Here, we report the experimental realization of quantum tunneling of a single particle…

The computational cost of exact methods for quantum simulation using classical computers grows exponentially with system size. As a consequence, these techniques can only be applied to small systems. By contrast, we demonstrate that quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-12-17 Ivan Kassal , Stephen P. Jordan , Peter J. Love , Masoud Mohseni , Alán Aspuru-Guzik

Modelling of photonic devices traditionally involves solving the equations of light-matter interaction and light propagation, and it is restrained by their applicability. Here we demonstrate an alternative modelling methodology by creating…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-21 Anton N. Vetlugin , Cesare Soci , Nikolay I. Zheludev