Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2010-07-15
Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem. 2011. 62:185-207
Physics
Quantum Physics
27 pages. Submitted to Ann. Rev. Phys. Chem
Scientific paper
10.1146/annurev-physchem-032210-
The difficulty of simulating quantum systems, well-known to quantum chemists, prompted the idea of quantum computation. One can avoid the steep scaling associated with the exact simulation of increasingly large quantum systems on conventional computers, by mapping the quantum system to another, more controllable one. In this review, we discuss to what extent the ideas in quantum computation, now a well-established field, have been applied to chemical problems. We describe algorithms that achieve significant advantages for the electronic-structure problem, the simulation of chemical dynamics, protein folding, and other tasks. Although theory is still ahead of experiment, we outline recent advances that have led to the first chemical calculations on small quantum information processors.
Aspuru-Guzik Alan
Kassal Ivan
Perdomo-Ortiz Alejandro
Whitfield James D.
Yung Man-Hong
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