Quantum Computing Bootcamp 23

Jun 20, 2023, 8:30 AM → Jun 30, 2023, 8:00 PM US/Eastern

F113 (Jefferson Lab)

Felix Ringer (ODU/JLab), Jianwei Qiu (Jefferson Lab), Kostas Orginos (William and Mary / JLab), Nobuo Sato (Jefferson Lab), Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab), Raul Briceno (Jefferson Lab), Robert Edwards (Jefferson Lab)

Tue, June 20

Registration

Welcome

20230620 QC Bootcamp.pptx

1 Computing with Quantum - theory

Speaker: Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab)

QCBC23.pdf

Lunch

2 Computing with Quantum - quiskit exercises

Speaker: Raghav Jha (Jefferson Lab)

Tutorial

Wed, June 21

3 James Mulligan - morning

Speaker: James Mulligan (LBL)

notebook

QC_Bootcamp_1.pdf

Lunch

4 James Mulligan - afternoon

Speaker: James Mulligan (LBL)

Thu, June 22

5 Christian Bauer - day 1

Speaker: Christian Bauer (LBL)

Day1_HO.nb

Lecture1_Delivered.pdf

Lunch

6 Ben Nachman - day 1

Speaker: Ben Nachman (LBL)

tutorial

Fri, June 23

7 Christian Bauer - day 2

Speaker: Christian Bauer (LBL)

Day2.ipynb

Lecture 2 Delivered.pdf

Lecture 2.pdf

Lunch

8 Ben Nachman - day 2

Speaker: Ben Nachman (LBL)

tutorial

Mon, June 26

9 Introduction to lattice gauge theories and Hamiltonian formulation

Speaker: Jesse Stryker (UMD)

reference-material.pdf

thesis

Lunch

10 Tutorial on Trotterized time evolution for the Schwinger model

Speaker: Jesse Stryker (UMD)

JLab_QCBC_SM_electric.pdf

JLab_QCBC_SM_hopping.pdf

JLab-QCBC_solutions.pdf

Tue, June 27

11 I'm the problem, it's me: Viscosity in 3+1 QCD - morning

Speaker: Henry Lamm (FNAL)

lab_quantum_adder.ipynb

QCBC_Lamm_1.pdf

Lunch

12 I'm the problem, it's me: Viscosity in 3+1 QCD - afternoon

Speaker: Henry Lamm (FNAL)

QCBC_Lamm.pdf

Tutorial

Wed, June 28

13 Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell - morning - day 1

Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)

Lunch

14 Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell -afternoon - day 1

Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)

Thu, June 29

15 Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell - morning - day 2

Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)

Lunch

16 Natalie Klco, Randy Lewis, Sarah Powell -afternoon - day 2

Speaker: Natalie Klco (Duke)

Fri, June 30

Symposium-talks

17 Toward Digital Quantum Simulation of Standard Model Physics - a look from my path

Quantum simulations are expected to be able to provide predictions of the dynamics of quantum many-body systems of importance to Standard Model physics research from dense non-equilibrium matter to systems of neutrinos that lie beyond the capabilities of classical computation. After an introduction, I will discuss recent work we have performed in simulating 1+1D quantum field theories, including the evolution of two-flavor QCD and beta-decay of a single baryon using quantum computers, then move to flavor oscillations in dense neutrino systems, then to recent results within the Lipkin model as a demonstrator for potentially interesting directions in nuclear many-body systems. Finally, we then discuss challenges and make some observations about possible paths forward.

Speaker: Martin Savage (Institute for Nuclear Theory)

Savage_JLab_June2023_v2_pdf.pdf

18 Exponential quantum speedup in simulating coupled classical oscillators

We present a quantum algorithm for simulating the classical dynamics of 2n coupled oscillators (e.g., 2n masses coupled by springs). Our approach leverages a mapping between the Schrödinger equation and Newton's equation for harmonic potentials such that the amplitudes of the evolved quantum state encode the momenta and displacements of the classical oscillators. When individual masses and spring constants can be efficiently queried, and when the initial state can be efficiently prepared, the complexity of our quantum algorithm is polynomial in n, almost linear in the evolution time, and sublinear in the sparsity. As an example application, we apply our quantum algorithm to efficiently estimate the kinetic energy of an oscillator at any time. We show that any classical algorithm solving this same problem is inefficient and must make 2Ω(n) queries to the oracle and, when the oracles are instantiated by efficient quantum circuits, the problem is BQP-complete. Thus, our approach solves a potentially practical application with an exponential speedup over classical computers. Finally, we show that under similar conditions our approach can efficiently simulate more general classical harmonic systems with 2n modes.

Speaker: Nathan Wiebe (University of Toronto)

coffee break

Symposium-talks

19 Search for Non-Abelian Majorana modes as a route to topological quantum computation

Majorana zero modes are fermion-like excitations that were originally proposed in particle physics by Ettore Majorana and are characterized as being their own anti-particle. In condensed matter systems Majorana zero modes occur as fractionalized excitations with topologically protected degeneracy associated with such excitations. For over a decade the only candidate systems for observing Majorana zero modes were the non-Abelian fractional quantum Hall state and chiral p-wave superconductors. In this colloquium, I will start by explaining the basic ideas of topological quantum computation using Majorana zero modes and the potential advantages over existing systems. I will then discuss the current experimental progress, challenges in the field and our theoretical analysis of current devices. I will then provide a more detailed explanation of braiding, Majorana operators and the associated topological degeneracy.

Speaker: Jay Deep Sau (UMD)

JeffersonLabQuantumBootCamp.pptx

Lunch

Symposium-talks

20 Trapped Ion Quantum Computing at Quantinuum

Speaker: Joan Dreiling (Quantinuum)

JLab_QCWorkshop_Dreiling.pdf

21 The Quantum Industry Overview

Speaker: Philip Makotyn (PMG Quantum Advisors)

Quantum Industry_makotyn_2023-06-30_FINAL.pdf

Coffee & Refreshments

panel discussion

22 panel discussion

Speakers: Jay Deep Sau (UMD), Joan Dreiling (Quantinuum), Martin Savage (Institute for Nuclear Theory), Natalie Klco (Duke), Nathan Wiebe (University of Toronto), Philip Makotyn (PMG Quantum Advisors)