Visible light exposure of galaxy cluster Abell 2744 from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and ESO's Very Large Telescope, X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory & math reconstruction of dark matter location. D. Coe & J. Merten/ESO/NASA/ESA/CXC
Theory Seminar

Physics Theory Seminar with Zohreh Davoudi on Quantum Simulation

Zohreh Davoudi (Hosted by Pastore) from University of Maryland will be presenting the seminar "Quantum Simulation with Trapped Ions with Applications to Nuclear Physics"

Trapped-ions quantum simulators have shown incredible success in simulating quantum many-body systems, and in certain problems, have exceeded what is possible with classical computing methods. Given the prevalence of large-scale simulations of strongly-interacting many-body problems in nuclear and high-energy physics, it is natural to ask if such quantum simulators can provide an advantage over current methods in these fields as well. Since many-body interactions in nuclear and high-energy physics, either described by quantum field theories or nuclear effective theories, are more complex than what can currently be realized in such quantum simulators, it is important to carefully design and commission dedicated simulators with enhanced capabilities that may eventually enable simulations of nuclear and high-energy physics models. In this talk, I will review some of the recent developments in this area and will comment on the path forward.

Post-docs and students' Q&A with the speaker starts at 2:15 pm.