Quantum Materials Simulation: Realizing Richard Feynman's Vision

In 1982, Richard Feynman proposed the idea of simulating the quantum physics of complex systems with a programmable quantum computer. In August 2018, his vision was realized when researchers from D-Wave Systems and the Vector Institute demonstrated the simulation of a topological phase transition—the subject of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics—in a fully programmable D-Wave 2000Q™ annealing quantum computer. This complex quantum simulation of materials is a major step toward reducing the need for time-consuming and expensive physical research and development.
This breakthrough work was published in Nature in August 2018: “Observation of topological phenomena in a programmable lattice of 1,800 qubits” and described in this synopsis at

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