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most citedChallenges and Opportunities in Quantum Optimization

181 citations

77 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Impact of currents on non-equilibrium coexistence in chemically driven mixtures

E. Meyberg, J. F. Robinson, T. Speck

Virtually every biological function emerges through the organization of molecules in time and space. Consequently, a major challenge in statistical physics is to uncover the univer…

cond-mat.soft2025★ 2 cited

Statistics and morphologies of stable droplets in scalar active fluids

Kathrin Hertäg, Joshua F. Robinson, Thomas Speck

Conventional phase segregation is controlled by a positive interfacial tension, which implies that the system relaxes towards a state in which the interfacial area (or length) is m…

quant-ph2025

Imaginary Time Spectral Transforms for Excited State Preparation

D. A. Millar, L. W. Anderson, E. Altamura +4

Excited states of many-body quantum systems play a key role in a wide range of physical and chemical phenomena. Despite this, there is a notable lack of scalable algorithms capable…

quant-ph2025

Quantum Algorithm for Protein Side-Chain Optimisation: Comparing Quantum to Classical Methods

Anastasia Agathangelou, Dilhan Manawadu, Ivano Tavernelli

Modelling and predicting protein configurations is crucial for advancing drug discovery, enabling the design of treatments for life-threatening diseases. A critical aspect of this…

physics.acc-ph2025★ 3 cited

Recovery of hydrogen plasma at the sub-nanosecond timescale in a plasma-wakefield accelerator

R. Pompili, M. P. Anania, A. Biagioni +21

Plasma wakefield acceleration revolutionized the field of particle accelerators by generating gigavolt-per-centimeter fields. To compete with conventional radio-frequency (RF) acce…

physics.acc-ph2025

Self-Adaptive Stabilization and Quality Boost for Electron Beams from All-Optical Plasma Wakefield Accelerators

D. Campbell, T. Heinemann, A. Dickson +14

Shot-to-shot fluctuations in electron beams from laser wakefield accelerators present a significant challenge for applications. Here, we show that instead of using such fluctuating…