Tiny Jun 08, 2022

Quantum computing and the mechanics underlying those concepts is one of my favorite side interests. I love learning about fantastic natural possibilities and Quantum Chemistry and Computing for the Curious is a great option for that. Don’t let the math intimidate your pursuit, if you need to brush up, the Appendix will take care bringing you up to speed. The book covers everything from history to the underlying concepts and structures. From the coding perspective, the text provides extensive Python code, a Jupyter Notebook, and links to the Qiskit libraries required to easily apply advanced functions. Finally, the last couple of chapters applies those concepts to improving materials research, bringing the theoretical into the physical world.Chapter 1 grounds you in the history, understanding all those who have contributed to building quantum mechanics. The most important part here is learning what builds a quantum number through the principal, angular, momentum, and spin properties. Next would be understanding the bra-ket notation which appears in most quantum calculations. Chapter 2 expands these basics by ensuring the reader understands basic properties tied to quantum mechanics.The next three chapters are the meat of the book, from building a quantum circuit, to using those applications to compute energy states and location for particles. Learning how to compute where those particles are plays a key role in chemical applications to determine exactly how specific atoms, as configured in the molecule, will interact with other features. Each section starts with the math and then works through the coding solution to help build your own applications. In each case, the models are demonstrated for a hydrogen atom and a lithium hydride molecule. These real-world applications bring the theoretical perspective needed to understand the subject.The final content chapter expands from those basic concepts to their application in material chemistry. The sample in this chapter shows how the numbers can be used to calculate a protein reaction to the HIV virus. Content looks at calculations from the beyond the Born-Oppenheimer perspective which enables the change from a continuous projection of probability to the discrete units needed for physical applications. Also referenced is the MIT library with fermion state pairs, providing details on discrete items, and a foundation for the future. The authors clearly know where quantum computing will help chemical research, and chart a specific path to reach those goals.Overall, this was a great book. I love learning about quantum, and although some of the topics were a refresher, the application was outstanding. The topics build in an easy-to-follow fashion and the appendix helped with missing math concepts. The python code and qiskit libraries were excellent in finding the right shortcuts to implement skills. The authors mentioned they have another book forthcoming and I eagerly await the next volume to continue my learning.

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David O. Jun 23, 2022

This is an excellent pedagogical introduction to the both quantum chemistry and quantumcomputing. It would serve as a perfect starting point for anybody interested in learning theskills required to begin doing practical applications of quantum computing to quantumchemistry, whether as a textbook for an academic course, or for researchers doingindependent study. The level of background knowledge is exactly appropriate for physicalscientists who are not yet specialists in this field but may wish to become so. Targeting anadvanced undergraduate to beginning graduate level in chemistry or physics, Sharkey andChancé have managed to strike a near perfect balance between presenting a clear theoreticalexplication of the underlying quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry, and providinghands-on worked examples of the quantum computations using Python and Qiskit code. Allsteps necessary to install and run the required (open source) software is shown explicitly, aswell as several example calculations which may be executed by the user to illustrate theconcepts. The theory is presented clearly and succinctly, and clear examples are provided toillustrate all the concepts. At this stage in the young history of quantum computing, it is noteasy to find so clear an introduction to the concept for those not already experts. - Michael Rogers, Ph.D.

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He Nan Jul 28, 2022

This book is easy to read and requires less background knowledge to start. I would recommend it to undergrads interested in this area.If you follow the chapters, understand VQE, and successfully run computations on systems like H2, you will already be well prepared to explore many of the QCQC research papers and recent developments.Unlike regular textbooks, the author puts a lot of effort into implementation, examples, and numbers, making it read more like a Jupyter notebook, which makes it easy to follow if you put your hands on it.

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James L. Weaver Jun 13, 2022

As a quantum application developer for several years in domains other than chemistry, I'm excited about learning from this book! There are a few foundational concepts necessary for a developer to write programs that model nature (as Feynman challenged us to do in the 1981), and an initial read of this book has convinced me that each of those concepts are covered well. The kicker for me is that the book leverages lots of code examples (written in Python and the Qiskit open source quantum computing framework) to demonstrate these concepts on quantum computers and simulators.

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Ayana Ghosh Oct 20, 2022

This book has the right mix of explanations of basic concepts along with implementations with several Python-based packages. Easy to read and follow. This is a nice starting guide for the field that also provides hands-on applications of the concepts.I'll highly recommend this book to beginners to professionals, interested in the field of quantum computing and quantum chemistry.

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