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arXiv:1105.4228 · Physical Review Letters

Simulation of Chemical Isomerization Reaction Dynamics on a NMR Quantum Simulator

Dawei Lu, Nanyang Xu, Rui‐Xue Xu, Hongwei Chen, Jiangbin Gong, Xinhua Peng, Jiangfeng Du

Published Jul 5, 2011• 73 citations
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Abstract

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.

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.107.020501

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