https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1605.03590/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17001431urn:hackerpapers:mention:1605.03590:17001431Sat, 05 May 2018 11:51:49 GMT<p>https://arxiv.org/abs/1605.03590 Elucidating Reaction Mechanisms on Quantum Computers &quot;We show how a quantum computer can be employed to elucidate reaction mechanisms in complex chemical systems, using the open problem of biological nitrogen fixation in nitrogenase as an example. We discuss how quantum computers can augment classical-computer simulations for such problems, to significantly increase their accuracy and enable hitherto intractable simulations. Detailed resource estimates show that, even when taking into account the substantial overhead of quantum error correction, and the need…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1605.03590/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>quant-ph