This is an extended version of my Nobel Lecture, delivered on December 8, 2021. I will
recall the genesis of the concept of multiple equilibria in natural sciences. I will then describe …

Quantum annealers are designed to utilize quantum tunneling to find good solutions to hard
optimization problems. When constructing a family of synthetic inputs to test the potential of a …

Population annealing is an efficient sequential Monte Carlo algorithm for simulating
equilibrium states of systems with rough free-energy landscapes. The theory of population …

We report a high-precision finite-size scaling study of the critical behavior of the three-
dimensional Ising Edwards-Anderson model (the Ising spin glass). We have thermalized …

Recent advances in quantum technology have led to the development and manufacturing of
experimental programmable quantum annealing optimizers that contain hundreds of …

This paper describes the architecture, the development and the implementation of Janus II, a
new generation application-driven number cruncher optimized for Monte Carlo simulations …

Spin glasses are a longstanding model for the sluggish dynamics that appear at the glass
transition. However, spin glasses differ from structural glasses in a crucial feature: they enjoy …

We study numerically various properties of the free energy barriers in the Edwards–
Anderson model of spin glasses in the low-temperature region in both three and four spatial …

Results regarding spin glass models are, to this day, mainly confined to models with discrete
(usually Ising) spins. Spin glass models with continuous spins exhibit interesting new …

Polaritonic chemistry has garnered increasing attention in recent years due to pioneering
experimental results, which show that site-and bond-selective chemistry at room …