Theory 106/New facility/Materials
Strong Correlation Needs Quantum Simulation
The claim
Materials with strong electron correlation cannot be predicted classically at useful accuracy, so new superconductors must be searched experimentally or on quantum hardware.
01Mechanism
Correlated systems have exponentially large state spaces that classical approximations truncate.
02Prediction
Classical predictions should fail systematically for correlated families.
03Refutation
Classical agreement would remove the need.