Single atoms and molecules can be trapped in tightly focused beams of light that form
'optical tweezers', affording exquisite capabilities for the control and detection of individual …

Practical challenges in simulating quantum systems on classical computers have been
widely recognized in the quantum physics and quantum chemistry communities over the …

Motivated by far-reaching applications ranging from quantum simulations of complex
processes in physics and chemistry to quantum information processing, a broad effort is …

Recent decades have witnessed great developments in the field of quantum simulation—
where synthetic systems are built and studied to gain insight into complicated, many-body …

The control of nonequilibrium quantum dynamics in many-body systems is challenging
because interactions typically lead to thermalization and a chaotic spreading throughout …

Quantum simulation using synthetic systems is a promising route to solve outstanding
quantum many-body problems in regimes where other approaches, including numerical …

The manipulation of neutral atoms by light is at the heart of countless scientific discoveries in
the field of quantum physics in the last three decades. The level of control that has been …

In this review recent investigations are summarized of many-body quantum systems with
long-range interactions, which are currently realized in Rydberg atom arrays, dipolar …

After many years of development of the basic tools, quantum simulation with ultracold atoms
has now reached the level of maturity at which it can be used to investigate complex …

Arrays of optically trapped atoms excited to Rydberg states have recently emerged as a
competitive physical platform for quantum simulation and computing, where high-fidelity …