Quantum Chemical Simulation: Molecules on Qubits
How molecules are simulated on qubits: mapping electrons to qubits, algorithms such as VQE, and uses in materials, catalysts and drugs.
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Tagged: Drug Discovery
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Quantum Speedup: The Four Kinds Worth Knowing
The main kinds of quantum speedup: exponential, polynomial, provable and heuristic, with Shor’s and Grover’s algorithms as examples.
Quantum Chemistry Simulations: What Runs Today
Which quantum chemistry simulations run today, classical methods such as Hartree-Fock and DFT, and where quantum computers might add value.
Photonic Quantum Computing: Light as the Qubit
Photonic quantum computing uses photons as qubits. How photons encode information, uses in cryptography and the challenges of scaling up.
Rydberg Atom Qubits and Their Strong Interactions
Rydberg atoms have highly excited electrons that interact strongly over micrometers. How this enables fast two-qubit gates in atom arrays.
Donor-Based Quantum Computing in Silicon
Donor-based quantum computing uses single phosphorus or other donor atoms in silicon as qubits. How they are placed, controlled and scaled.
Molecular Quantum Computing: Molecules as Qubits
Molecular quantum computing stores qubits in the spins or states of molecules. Principles, possible applications, advantages and challenges.
Solid-State NMR Quantum Computing Explained
Solid-state NMR quantum computing encodes qubits in nuclear spins in crystals. Its advantages over liquid NMR, challenges and prospects.
Quantum Chemical Dynamics: Reactions in Real Time
Quantum chemical dynamics follows how molecules move and react in time, including tunneling and energy transfer. Methods and uses.
Drug Discovery on Quantum Hardware: Methods Used
Which methods are used to run drug discovery problems on quantum hardware, such as VQE and phase estimation, and what they achieve today.
Quantum Cloud Platforms: IBM, AWS and Azure
The main quantum cloud platforms compared, including IBM Quantum, Amazon Braket and Azure Quantum: what they offer, costs and limitations.
Quantum Annealing for Optimization: What It Solves
What quantum annealing can solve: how it works, how it compares with classical optimizers, its hardware and software, and applications.
