[Quantum Journal Club] Peter Love (Tufs), "Simulating Quantum Field Theory in the Light-Front Formulation"

Monday 2 Nov 2020, 14:00 → 15:00 US/Eastern

https://bluejeans.com/836532849

Abstract:

I will talk about quantum simulation algorithms based on the
light-front formulation of quantum field theory. They will range from
ab initio simulations with nearly optimal resource scalings to
VQE-inspired methods available for existing devices.

Our work is greatly inspired by the analogy, first noted by Kenneth
Wilson, between the light-front formulation of QFT and quantum
chemistry. Our approach to simulating field theory is an alternative
to lattice techniques; it allows one to use methods developed for
quantum simulation of quantum chemistry.

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