Purdue–UMich Quantum Algorithms Seminar

October 9, 2026

Tutorial on thermal/ground state preparation via Lindblad dynamics

Zhiyan Ding (University of Michigan)

4:10PM–5:10PM EST · Online

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Abstract

In this talk, I will give a tutorial about constructing Lindblad dynamics for solving thermal state/ground state preparation problems. The talk will start with intuition from both mathematical and physical side. I will introduce the recent development in the last three years. I will mainly focus on introducing the construction of such dynamics and the theory behind the construction. After that, I will briefly introduce how the end-to-end theoretical complexity is proved in this community and provide several references.

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