Simon Trebst

Multiple PhD positions available: call for applications Our recently established collaborative research initiative “Machine Learning for Complex Quantum States” (MLCQS) – a consortium spanning nine different institutions across Germany and Switzerland – is...

Check out our call for applications for PhD positions in our research unit on machine learning for complex quantum systems funded by @dfg.de including @heylgroup.bsky.social @gppcarleo.bsky.social and many more: for5919.github.io/joinus/2025_...

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QCP.14: Measurement-only dynamics Measurement-only dynamics: monitored transverse-field Ising model, entanglement phase transition, critical theory & percolation, monitored Kitaev model

Lecture 14:

Measurement-only dynamics: monitored transverse-field Ising model, entanglement phase transition & percolation, scrambling and unscrambling by measurement, monitored Kitaev model

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QCP.13 measurement-induced phase transition Measurement-induced phase transition: entangling vs. disentangling forces, scrambling, critical dynamics, minimal cuts & percolatio, purification transition

Lecture 13:

Measurement-induced phase transition: entangling vs. disentangling forces, scrambling & volume-law stability, critical dynamics, minimal cut, percolation

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QCP.12 geometry of entanglement Geometry of entanglement: minimal cut, KPZ physics

Lecture 12:

Geometry of entanglement: minimal cut, KPZ physics

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QCP.11 random unitary circuits Random unitary circuits: unitary circuits, thermalization & entanglement dynamics, random circuits, entanglement growth

Lecture 11:

Random unitary circuits: unitary circuits, thermalization & entanglement dynamics, random circuits, entanglement growth

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QCP.10 2024 paper highlights The year 2024 in computational physics: four selected publications (arXiv:2309.02863, arXiv:2409.13025, arXiv:2408.13687, arXiv:2312.03982)

Lecture 10:

The year 2024 in quantum computational physics: four selected publications

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QCP.09 Error thresholds Error thresholds, optimal decoder, coherent information, stat mech perspective

Lecture 9:

Error thresholds: combinatorial decoders (MWPM, union find), coherent information, stat-mech perspective

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QCP.08 Quantum error correction Stabilizer formalism, quantum error correction (toric code), decoders

Lecture 8:

Quantum error correction: stabilizer formalism, toric code, decoders

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QCP.07 Quantum memory Quantum memory: topological order, logical qubits, rotated surface code, quantum error correction, repetition code

Lecture 7:

Quantum memory: toric code, rotated surface code, repetition code

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QCP.06 Toric code (part II) / Nishimori physics Toric code: topological invariants, long-range entanglement, Hamiltonian perspective, quantum phase transitions

Lecture 6:

Toric code: 4-qubit joint measurements, loop gas, topology

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QCP.05 Nishimori physics / toric code (part I) Nishimori physics and GHZ state preparation Toric code: 4-qubit joint measurements, loop gas, topology

Lecture 5:

Nishimori physics and GHZ state preparation

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QCP.04 Weak measurements Computational Quantum Physics / Lecture 04 Weak measurements: imaginary-time evolution, weak parity checks, stability of (GHZ) state preparation, Nishimori physics

Lecture 4:

Weak measurements: imaginary-time evolution, weak parity checks, stability of (GHZ) state preparation, Nishimori physics

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QCP.03 Quantum measurements Quantum Computational Physics / Lecture 03 Quantum measurements: Born's rule, single-qubit measurements, parity checks (joint measurements), GHZ state preparation

Lecture 3:

Quantum measurements: Born's rule, single-qubit measurements, parity checks (joint measurements), GHZ state preparation

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QCP.02 Quantum circuits Quantum Computational Physics / Lecture 02 Quantum circuits: qubits, unitary single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates, universal vs. Clifford quantum circuits

Lecture 2:

Quantum circuits: qubits, unitary single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates, universal vs. Clifford quantum circuits

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QCP.01 Introduction Quantum Computational Physics / Lecture 01 Introduction: The dawn of quantum computing (1980-2000), building a quantum computer, overview of qubit platforms and…

Lecture 1:

The dawn of quantum computing (1980-2000), building a quantum computer, overview of qubit platforms and quantum algorithms

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🎬… and cut. We are done recording lectures for my course “Quantum Computational Physics”.

Tune in if you want to do “quantum on quantum”: concepts, algorithms, and practical computational skills to simulate quantum many-body systems on digital quantum computing platforms.

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Experimental Demonstration of Logical Magic State Distillation Realizing universal fault-tolerant quantum computation is a key goal in quantum information science. By encoding quantum information into logical qubits utilizing quantum error correcting codes, physi...

And if you want to add some magic to your reading list:

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