Quantum computing as a model chemistry
An enormous number of model chemistries are used in computational chemistry to solve or approximately solve the Schrodinger equation; each with their own drawbacks. The key limitations may be the hardware which is based on classical physics. Since solving the electronic structure of molecules is an inherently quantum mechanical problem, I have studied the advantages offered by a quantum computer. The analysis done in the circuit model while somewhat pessimistic, does have a few highlights that I will point out. On-going work focuses on alternative models of quantum computation and fault tolerance considerations.
Event date: 26.01.2012, 13:00 to 26.01.2012, 14:30Speaker: James Whitfield; Columbia University, NEC Laboratories America, NY, USA
Location: IQOQI Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Boltzmanngasse 3, 1090 Vienna
