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Frank Verstraete

Frank Verstraete

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Physics

D-Index
100
Citations
42682
World Ranking
1637
National Ranking
10

Overview

Frank Verstraete is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has made contributions primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research focuses on specific subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics, Artificial Intelligence, Geometry and Topology, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

Thematic areas in Frank Verstraete's work cover a diverse range of topics such as Quantum many-body systems, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Algebraic structures and combinatorial models, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Theoretical and Computational Physics, and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Their recent papers reflect active engagement with foundational and advanced quantum physics topics. Notable publications include:

  • Matrix product states and projected entangled pair states: Concepts, symmetries, theorems (2021, Reviews of Modern Physics)
  • Restricted Boltzmann Machines for Quantum States with Non-Abelian or Anyonic Symmetries (2020, Physical Review Letters)
  • Dualities in One-Dimensional Quantum Lattice Models: Symmetric Hamiltonians and Matrix Product Operator Intertwiners (2023, PRX Quantum)
  • Matrix Product States and Projected Entangled Pair States: Concepts, Symmetries, and Theorems (2020, arXiv (Cornell University))
  • Dualities in One-Dimensional Quantum Lattice Models: Topological Sectors (2024, PRX Quantum)

Frank Verstraete collaborates frequently with several coauthors, indicating a consistent team-based approach to research. Their most frequent coauthors include Laurens Vanderstraeten, Jutho Haegeman, Laurens Lootens, Bram Vanhecke, and Clement Delcamp.

Their publications appear predominantly in venues recognized for physics research, notably:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)
  • PRX Quantum

Best Publications

  • Matrix product states, projected entangled pair states, and variational renormalization group methods for quantum spin systems

    F. Verstraete;V. Murg;J.I. Cirac

  • Quantum computation and quantum-state engineering driven by dissipation

    Frank Verstraete;Michael M. Wolf;J. Ignacio Cirac

  • Matrix Product States, Projected Entangled Pair States, and variational renormalization group methods for quantum spin systems

    F. Verstraete;J.I. Cirac;V. Murg

  • Matrix product state representations

    D. Perez-Garcia;F. Verstraete;M. M. Wolf;J. I. Cirac

  • Matrix product density operators: simulation of finite-temperature and dissipative systems.

    Frank Verstraete;JJ Garcia-Ripoll;JI Cirac

  • Classical simulation of infinite-size quantum lattice systems in two spatial dimensions.

    J Jordan;R Orus;G Vidal;Frank Verstraete

  • Four qubits can be entangled in nine different ways

    Frank Verstraete;Frank Verstraete;J Dehaene;B De Moor;Henri Verschelde

  • Area laws in quantum systems: mutual information and correlations

    Michael M. Wolf;Frank Verstraete;Matthew B. Hastings;J. Ignacio Cirac

  • Matrix product states represent ground states faithfully

    Frank Verstraete;JI Cirac

  • Unifying time evolution and optimization with matrix product states

    Jutho Haegeman;Christian Lubich;Ivan Oseledets;Ivan Oseledets;Bart Vandereycken

  • General monogamy inequality for bipartite qubit entanglement.

    Tobias J. Osborne;Frank Verstraete

  • Density matrix renormalization group and periodic boundary conditions: a quantum information perspective.

    Frank Verstraete;D Porras;JI Cirac

  • Time-dependent variational principle for quantum lattices.

    Jutho Haegeman;J. Ignacio Cirac;Tobias J. Osborne;Iztok Pižorn

  • Lieb-Robinson bounds and the generation of correlations and topological quantum order.

    S Bravyi;MB Hastings;Frank Verstraete

  • Criticality, the Area Law, and the Computational Power of Projected Entangled Pair States

    Frank Verstraete;MM Wolf;D Perez-Garcia;D Perez-Garcia;JI Cirac

  • Renormalization algorithms for Quantum-Many Body Systems in two and higher dimensions

    F. Verstraete;J.I. Cirac

  • Discriminating States: the quantum Chernoff bound.

    Kmr Audenaert;J Calsamiglia;R Munoz-Tapia;E Bagan

  • Entanglement versus Correlations in Spin Systems

    Frank Verstraete;M Popp;JI Cirac

  • Simulating Lattice Gauge Theories within Quantum Technologies

    Mari Carmen Bañuls;Rainer Blatt;Rainer Blatt;Jacopo Catani;Jacopo Catani;Alessio Celi;Alessio Celi

  • Simulating Lattice Gauge Theories within Quantum Technologies

    M.C. Bañuls;R. Blatt;J. Catani;A. Celi

Frequent Co-Authors

J. I. Cirac
J. I. Cirac Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Michael M. Wolf
Michael M. Wolf Technical University of Munich
J. Ignacio Cirac
J. Ignacio Cirac Max Planck Society
Koenraad M. R. Audenaert
Koenraad M. R. Audenaert Royal Holloway University of London
David Pérez-García
David Pérez-García Complutense University of Madrid
Bart De Moor
Bart De Moor KU Leuven
Guifre Vidal
Guifre Vidal Google (United States)
Matthias Troyer
Matthias Troyer Microsoft (United States)
Jens Eisert
Jens Eisert Freie Universität Berlin

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