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Researchers estimate quantum resources for nitrogen-fixation chemistry

May 11, 2016

Markus Reiher and colleagues estimate the resources an error-corrected quantum computer would need to study FeMoco, a cofactor involved in biological nitrogen fixation. This is a future simulation target, not a calculation performed on quantum hardware.

Why it matters

The study connects a chemistry problem with concrete resource estimates for future quantum computers, making hardware costs part of the application question.

Markus Reiher · Nathan Wiebe · Krysta Svore · Dave Wecker · Matthias Troyer · ETH Zurich · Microsoft

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