Quantum Chemistry on a Quantum Computer: First Steps and Prospects
B. P. Lanyon, James Daniel Whitfield, Geoff Gillett, M. E. Goggin, Marcelo Pereira de Almeida, Ivan Kassal, Jacob Biamonte, Masoud Mohseni, Benjamin James Powell, Marco Barbieri, Alán Aspuru‐Guzik, Andrew G. White · 2009
We use a photonic quantum computer to simulate the hydrogen molecule. This is the first experimental demonstration of efficient quantum chemistry, which promises to be a powerful new tool in biology, chemistry, and materials science.