Simulation of chemical isomerization reaction dynamics on a NMR quantum simulator

Quantum simulation can beat current classical computers with minimally a few tens of qubits. Here we report an experimental demonstration that a small nuclear-magnetic-resonance quantum simulator is already able to simulate the dynamics of a prototype laser-driven isomerization reaction using engine...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2011-07, Vol.107 (2), p.020501-020501, Article 020501
Main Authors: Lu, Dawei, Xu, Nanyang, Xu, Ruixue, Chen, Hongwei, Gong, Jiangbin, Peng, Xinhua, Du, Jiangfeng
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Language:English
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Summary:Quantum simulation can beat current classical computers with minimally a few tens of qubits. Here we report an experimental demonstration that a small nuclear-magnetic-resonance quantum simulator is already able to simulate the dynamics of a prototype laser-driven isomerization reaction using engineered quantum control pulses. The experimental results agree well with classical simulations. We conclude that the quantum simulation of chemical reaction dynamics not computable on current classical computers is feasible in the near future.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.107.020501