Quantum Simulation of Condensed Matter Systems
Quantum simulation of condensed matter systems: why classical methods struggle, which techniques are used and what they reveal about materials.
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38 articles
Quantum Phase Diagram Mapping With Simulators
How quantum simulators and experiments map phase diagrams of quantum materials: phase boundaries, critical points and topological phases.
Simulating Non-Equilibrium Quantum Systems
Simulating quantum systems out of equilibrium, such as after a sudden quench, is hard classically. Quantum algorithms and applications.
Simulating Topological Insulators With Cold Atoms
Topological insulators and how cold atoms and other quantum simulators reproduce their band structures, edge states and spin Hall effect.
Simulating Exotic States of Matter With Qubits
How quantum simulation is used to study exotic states of matter such as unconventional superconductors, topological order and anyons.
Simulating the Hubbard Model on Quantum Hardware
The Hubbard model captures strongly interacting electrons on a lattice. How it is simulated with cold atoms, ions and quantum computers.
Quantum Dissipative Systems: Friction in Quantum
Dissipative quantum systems lose energy to their environment. How the Lindblad equation describes this and why it matters for quantum technologies.
Quantum Critical Phenomena at Absolute Zero
Quantum phase transitions happen at absolute zero, driven by quantum rather than thermal fluctuations. Quantum criticality and its effect on materials.
Quantum Lattice Gauge Theories on Qubit Hardware
Lattice gauge theories put fields such as QCD on a spacetime grid, following Kenneth Wilson. How they could be simulated on qubit hardware.
Simulating Quantum Field Theory on a Quantum Computer
How quantum field theories could be simulated on quantum computers: lattice discretization, Trotterization and what such simulations could reveal.
Quantum Statistical Mechanics: Ensembles With Qubits
Quantum statistical mechanics describes quantum systems in thermal equilibrium. Ensembles, partition functions, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics.
Quantum Path Integral Methods and Their Uses
Feynman’s path integral sums over all possible histories of a system. How it is used for tunneling, scattering, field theory and numerical methods.
