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Sauro Succi^[a]

Kinetic Theory, Ensemble Simulations and Quantum Computing

Pages: 79-90
Received: 3 March 2023
Accepted: 25 January 2024
Mathematics Subject Classification: 68Q12, 82C40, 76205.
Keywords: Quantum computing, kinetic theory, fluid dynamics.
Authors address:
[a]: Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Life Nano-Neuroscience at la Sapienza, Viale Regina Elena 291, 00161 Roma, Italy

Abstract: We discuss a functional kinetic theory approach to perform ensemble simulations on quantum computers. It is argued that the approach requires several hundreds of logical noiseless qubits, hence commanding major technological breakthroughs in noise correction and mitigation practices.

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