Predicting molecular vibronic spectra using time-domain analog quantum simulation
Ryan J. MacDonell, Tomas Navickas, Tim F. Wohlers-Reichel, Christophe H. Valahu, Arjun D. Rao, Maverick J. Millican, Michael A. Currington, Michael J. Biercuk, Ting Rei Tan, Cornelius Hempel, Ivan Kassal
Abstract
Analog quantum computers can calculate molecular vibronic spectra using time-domain simulation, with exponentially greater scalability than previous, frequency-domain approaches. An accurate, trapped-ion simulation of SO 2 validates the approach.
Topics & Concepts
ScalabilityTime domainVibronic spectroscopyDomain (mathematical analysis)QuantumSpectral lineQuantum simulatorIonFrequency domainPhysicsStatistical physicsMolecular physicsComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsQuantum computerMathematicsMathematical analysisComputer visionDatabaseSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesQuantum Information and CryptographyQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture