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arXiv:2006.03032 · PRX Quantum

Algorithms for Quantum Simulation at Finite Energies

Sirui Lu, Mari Carmen Bañuls, J. I. Cirac

Published May 17, 2021• 108 citations
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Abstract

Obtaining microcanonical and canonical properties of many-body systems in NISQ computers or analog quantum simulators can be achieved with a method that combines classical processing and stroboscopic evolution.
DOI
10.1103/prxquantum.2.020321

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