Argonne Seminar: Felix Ringer, Old Dominion University and Jefferson Laboratory
- When:
- Monday, November 20, 2023 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
- Where:
- Room R-150, Building 203, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Ave., Lemont, IL 60439
- Speaker:
- Felix Ringer, Old Dominion University and Jefferson Laboratory
- Title:
- Toward Quantum Simulations for Nuclear Physics
- Description:
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The strong force in nature, described by the theory of quantum chromodynamics (QCD), governs the interaction of quarks and gluons, which constitute the main building blocks of the visible universe. Since its development over five decades ago, many fundamental questions have remained unanswered despite significant theoretical and experimental efforts: How do the dynamics of quarks and gluons give rise to emergent structures such as protons and nuclei? What is the phase diagram of nuclear matter and what are the non-equilibrium dynamics at particle colliders and in the early universe? While significant progress has been made on the theory side using perturbative techniques and lattice QCD, the answers to some of the most challenging questions are beyond the capabilities of classical computing. Advances in quantum computing coupled with the development of innovative algorithms motivate the exploration of quantum simulations to address these questions