The Promise of Quantum Simulation

ACS Nano. 2015 Aug 25;9(8):7738-41. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.5b03650. Epub 2015 Jul 21.

Abstract

Quantum simulations promise to be one of the primary applications of quantum computers, should one be constructed. This article briefly summarizes the history of quantum simulation in light of the recent result of Wang and co-workers, demonstrating calculation of the ground and excited states for a HeH(+) molecule, and concludes with a discussion of why this and other recent progress in the field suggest that quantum simulations of quantum chemistry have a bright future.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.