Bethe-Peierls approximation in the era of quantum computers

Dries Sels, New York University and Flatiron Institute

Tensor networks have been foundational tools in our understanding of many-body physics of one-dimensional systems. In this talk I will discuss efforts to move away from one-dimensional tensor networks towards networks of arbitrary structures. I will discuss how well established tools from statistical mechanics have propelled recent algorithmic advances and how these tools have been employed to efficiently simulate recent large scale quantum computations.  

The Temple University Department of Physics Colloquium Series features top scientists from universities across the country and around the world sharing insights from their research.