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Introduction to Quantum Algorithms for Physics and Chemistry

Man-Hong Yung, James D. Whitfield, Sergio Boixo, David G. Tempel, Alán Aspuru-Guzik

Published 2012-03-06Version 1

In this introductory review, we focus on applications of quantum computation to problems of interest in physics and chemistry. We describe quantum simulation algorithms that have been developed for electronic-structure problems, thermal-state preparation, simulation of time dynamics, adiabatic quantum simulation, and density functional theory.

Comments: 44 pages, 5 figures; comments or suggestions for improvement are welcome
Journal: Advances in Chemical Physics Volume 154 (ed S. Kais), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey (2014)
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