Edited by: Prof Dieter Jaksch, Prof Dimitris Angelakis, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Prof Enrique Solano
Quantum simulations consist in the intentional reproduction of interesting physical phenomena, usually notoriously difficult to study in the lab and on a computer, onto another quantum system that is typically more accessible and controllable. Most if not all of the real effects occurring in condensed matter and quantum chemistry, or predicted by nuclear physics and the Standard Model, are in this category due to our limited computational capabilities in modeling quantum many body systems. A working quantum simulator is expected to be able to assist in overcoming the above issues by directly reproducing the inner workings of the system itself in a controlled environment.