Reference number : 172-2023-2024-Q4-1015496, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dalhousie University, recipient country : CA, recipient province : NS, recipient city : Halifax|Halifax, recipient postal code : B3H 4R2, program name english : Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives, program name french : Programme de collaboration en science, en technologie et en innovation - Initiatives de collaboration en R-D, program purpose english : Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas., program purpose french : Collaborer à des programmes multipartites de recherche-développement dans le but de profiter de la synergie entre la recherche transformatrice à haut risque et à haut rendement et le potentiel de découvertes scientifiques et de percées technologiques révolutionnaires dans des secteurs d’intervention prioritaires., agreement title english : Simulation of photochemical reactions with analog quantum computers, agreement title french : Simulation de réactions photochimiques avec des ordinateurs quantiques analogiques, agreement number : 1015496, agreement value : 337700.0, agreement start date : 2024-01-01, agreement end date : 2027-03-01, description english : The simulation of photochemistry involves a dynamical, quantum mechanical treatment of electrons and atomic nuclei in molecules. As a result, commonly used approximations that separate the equations for electrons and nuclei break down. This has greatly limited the ability to simulate and to understand photochemical processes. Quantum computers offer the possibility of quantum simulations at a low computational cost, but most current quantum hardware is severely limited in both resources and simulation time due to noise. Analog quantum computers have the potential to solve problems in the near term, since they are system-specific devices that evolve in the same way and have the same properties as a system of interest., description french : Simulation de réactions photochimiques avec des ordinateurs quantiques analogiques, expected results english : In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems., expected results french : À court terme, les résultats prévus seront des collaborations renforcées entre l'industrie, le milieu universitaire et le gouvernement pour soutenir l'excellence en recherche. À moyen terme, les résultats attendus seront le développement de nouvelles technologies potentiellement perturbatrices avec des collaborateurs. À long terme, trouver des solutions collaboratives aux défis des politiques publiques et créer des systèmes d'innovation plus solides., additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada