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Faculty of Mathematics

 

 

Career

Leigh Trapnell Professor of Quantum Physics, DAMTP, University of Cambridge (2022- )

Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ghent University (2012 - )

Professor of Physics, University of Vienna (2006 - 2019)

Research scholar, Institute for Quantum Information, Caltech (2004-2006)

Research fellow, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (2002 - 2004)

              

Research

Research in my group is focused on understanding the role of entanglement in quantum computation and in interacting quantum many-body systems. We are developing the theory of quantum tensor networks, devise novel computational methods for optimizing them, and apply those to problems in condensed matter physics, quantum field theory, atomic physics, statistical physics and quantum computing.

See https://quantumghent.github.io/research/ for more info. 

 

Selected Publications

You can find most of my publications on the arXiv or on Google Scholar.

Publications

Hamiltonian simulation of the Schwinger model at finite temperature
B Buyens, F Verstraete, K Van Acoleyen
– Physical Review D
(2016)
94,
085018
Gradient methods for variational optimization of projected entangled-pair states
L Vanderstraeten, J Haegeman, P Corboz, F Verstraete
– Physical Review B
(2016)
94,
155123
Unifying time evolution and optimization with matrix product states
J Haegeman, C Lubich, I Oseledets, B Vandereycken, F Verstraete
– Physical Review B
(2016)
94,
165116
Entanglement of Distillation for Lattice Gauge Theories
K Van Acoleyen, N Bultinck, J Haegeman, M Marien, VB Scholz, F Verstraete
– Physical review letters
(2016)
117,
131602
Boundary-field-driven control of discontinuous phase transitions on hyperbolic lattices
Y Lee, F Verstraete, A Gendiar
(2016)
Boundary-field-driven control of discontinuous phase transitions on hyperbolic lattices
Y Lee, F Verstraete, A Gendiar
– Physical review. E
(2016)
94,
022133
Tensor-product state approach to spin-1/2 square J1-J2 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model: Evidence for deconfined quantum criticality
L Wang, Z-C Gu, F Verstraete, X-G Wen
– Physical Review B
(2016)
94,
075143
A tensor product state approach to spin-1/2 square $J_1$-$J_2$ antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model: evidence for deconfined quantum criticality
L Wang, Z-C Gu, F Verstraete, X-G Wen
(2016)
Condensation-Driven Phase Transitions in Perturbed String Nets
M Mariën, J Haegeman, P Fendley, F Verstraete
(2016)
Entanglement Rates and the Stability of the Area Law for the Entanglement Entropy
M Mariën, KMR Audenaert, K Van Acoleyen, F Verstraete
– Communications in Mathematical Physics
(2016)
346,
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Research Group

Centre for Quantum Information and Foundations

Room

B0.15