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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer · HackerPapers discussions</title><link>https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/</link><description>Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer — mentioned by crispycrafter2</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25258153</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:mention:2004.04174:25258153</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2020 19:57:05 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;The problem with ab-initio methods in this context is the sheer number of non-covalent interactions present in these large proteins. A simple protein would require a hybrid quantum mechanic/molecular mechanics simulation to even approximate the vibrational energy required to validate equilibrium. These proteins are so massive that we often use Daltons [1] as an averaged measure of molecular weight. Conceptually one of the most promising applications of quantum computing is theoretical chemistry, and we are only now starting to make progress in this avenue [2]. I anticipate it would require…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/"&gt;Paper and discussion history&lt;/a&gt;. A mention is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>quant-ph</category></item><item><title>Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer — mentioned by cinquemb</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24648730</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:mention:2004.04174:24648730</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 08:31:30 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;How does this compare to the Google Sycamore quantum processor? Would be cool if one could use this to do Hartree-Fock how google layed out [0] with the qubits to compute a bunch of binding energies for a matrix of different elements and molecules and use those to find activation coefficients on a classical computer. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.04174&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/"&gt;Paper and discussion history&lt;/a&gt;. A mention is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>quant-ph</category></item><item><title>Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer — HN submission</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24343986</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:submission:2004.04174:24343986</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2020 17:04:50 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. &lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/"&gt;Paper and source history&lt;/a&gt;. A submission is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>quant-ph</category></item><item><title>Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer — mentioned by mxcrossb</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24303240</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:mention:2004.04174:24303240</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:15:34 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;Arxiv link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2004.04174&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/"&gt;Paper and discussion history&lt;/a&gt;. A mention is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>quant-ph</category></item><item><title>Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer — HN submission</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23153217</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:submission:2004.04174:23153217</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 12:32:07 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;Hartree-Fock on a superconducting qubit quantum computer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1 point; 0 discussion replies on HN. &lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2004.04174/"&gt;Paper and source history&lt;/a&gt;. A submission is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>quant-ph</category></item></channel></rss>
