title: The Promise of Quantum Simulation.
abstract: Quantum simulations promise to be one of the primary applications of quantum computers, should one be constructed. This article briefly summarizes the history of quantum simulation in light of the recent result of Wang and co-workers, demonstrating calculation of the ground and excited states for a HeH(+) molecule, and concludes with a discussion of why this and other recent progress in the field suggest that quantum simulations of quantum chemistry have a bright future.
authors.affiliation: Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1322, United States.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.affiliation: Center for Computing Research, Sandia National Laboratories , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-1322, United States.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blume-Kohout