Quantum Simulations
Chemical bonds are quantum mechanical. Because of this, quantum mechanics is required to understand many of the functionally important properties of molecules. Quantum mechanical behaviour can also be exploited to study the structure, dynamics and composition of molecular objects and collections of molecules, such as those that occur in cells and tissues. In this way quantum mechanical methods are also used to study molecular biology.
Quantum Simulations range from the development of our fundamental understanding of molecules, through chemical applications, to a range of applications of quantum phenomena used to study biomedical problems. Examples include obtaining a deep understanding of bond making and bond breaking in chemical reactions and the use of coherent quantum superposition states for ultrasensitive measurements of protein and DNA structure and dynamics and their interactions with drug molecules.
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Photonic Quantum Simulations
We are interested in boson sampling for various applications in chemistry and quantum algorithm development. Our research also includes simulation of spin systems using photons and a study of computational complexity of linear photonic networks.
Molecular Quantum Simulations
We study quantum simulations using single photon-single molecule interaction at the extremely low temperature limit.
Ionic Quantum Simulations
We develop a scheme for quantum simulations using techniques to control ionic motion in a harmonic potential.
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Quantum Simulation for Materials
Our highly interdisciplinary team of researchers work with industry partners to develop schemes to simulate chemical reactions, energy structures of materials and characterisation of spin systems, using medium-sized quantum processors.
Quantum Chemistry
Chemical bonds are quantum mechanical. Because of this, quantum mechanics is required to understand many of the functionally important properties of molecules. Quantum Chemistry ranges from the development of our fundamental understanding of molecules, through chemical applications, to a range of applications of quantum phenomena used to study biomedical problems.
Quantum Materials
We study strongly correlated quantum systems which may exhibit exotic stares of matter. This includes superfluid, supersolids, quantum Hall effect and topological states of matter.