Quantum computers utilise controllable quantum systems for performing computational tasks. By exploiting quantum properties such as superposition and entanglement, they enable the solution of certain complex problems that conventional computers cannot address efficiently. Moreover, quantum systems may offer a more efficient way to represent correlations in experimental data. This makes them a promising tool for applications in theoretical and experimental particle physics, and beyond. With the availability of the first quantum computers, researchers at DESY are exploring the new opportunities these technologies offer for fundamental science.
CERN, DESY and IBM established a joint working group (QC4HEP) to use quantum computing for high-energy physics. It published a white paper identifying problems for which quantum computing could help to overcome current computational challenges. A range of topics in HEP theory, including real-time phenomena, lattice gauge theory, and neutrino oscillations were addressed. On the experimental front, promising areas include jet and track reconstruction, the extraction of rare signals, parton showers and detector simulation.

In this seminar the activities of the QC4HEP working group as well as the active areas in Quantum Computing for particle physics at DESY will be presented.

We invite you to attend the presentation in person at the DESY Auditorium. We will also offer a webcast to this colloquium.

Connection details at https://desy.zoom.us/j/99616528733
Meeting ID: 996 1652 8733
Meeting Password: 733220