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A New Take on the Oldest Physics: What Actually Happened Right After the Big Bang?

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With the support of the National Science Foundation, the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Robust Quantum Simulation uses quantum simulation to gain insight into and take advantage of the rich behavior of complex quantum systems. Work at the Institute is organized into three major research challenges.

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    Student Perspective: Exploring Quantum Fluctuations with Twesh Upadhyaya

    May 14, 2025
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    New Ideas in Quantum Simulation Bring Additional Federal Funding

    May 12, 2025
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    Yunger Halpern Receives Early Career Scientist Award in Statistical Physics

    May 9, 2025
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I’m fascinated by entropy because it’s this abstract concept, quantified with a funny-looking function, but it has such important real-life implications.

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