Quantum Materials Simulation — this is why I first invested in quantum computing 15 years ago, just a wee bit early. 😉
“This paper represents a breakthrough in the simulation of physical systems which are otherwise essentially impossible” — 2016 Nobel laureate Dr. Kosterlitz
“The work described in the Nature paper represents a landmark in the field of quantum computation: for the first time, a theoretically predicted state of matter was realized in quantum simulation before being demonstrated in a real magnetic material,” said Dr. Mohammad Amin, chief scientist at D-Wave. “This is a significant step toward reaching the goal of quantum simulation, enabling the study of material properties before making them in the lab, a process that today can be very costly and time consuming.” — From: https://tinyurl.com/QMsim
Published today in Nature, this is the first large-scale quantum simulation of a new state of matter characterized by nontrivial topological properties. This KT phase transition is the subject of the 2016 Nobel Prize in physics and is crucial to understanding the emergence of superconductivity and superfluidity in thin films. D-Wave summary of the paper: https://www.dwavesys.com/sites/default/files/kt_synopsis_0.pdf
Short video summary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9E4xDbUCl4&feature=youtu.be&t=1m1s
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