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Sam Elman

@quselman.bsky.social
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dissipative ground-state preparation on fault-tolerant quantum computers appears prohibitively expensive, but there are ways to make it cheaper, and I think I've found a few so I wrote them down this paper:
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Locality and filter design for dissipative ground-state preparation
Ground-state preparation is a fundamental challenge in quantum many-body physics, chemistry and materials science. Dissipative state-preparation techniques engineer a Lindbladian coupling to a bath th...
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It’s literally the same movie as Oppenheimer
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Love is simple
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Don't Be Afraid, You're Already Dead
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Keith @nicetrainers.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
People came from all over, Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Youll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
And you’ll neverrrr waalllllk aaaallloooooooooneeee yoooouuuuuulllll neeeeeveeerrrrrr waaaalllllk alone!!
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Liverpool part ways with Arne Slot with immediate effect (Gift Article)
The head coach's departure was confirmed on Saturday.
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Rohan Patel @gunnerohan.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
TELL DEM!!! 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
@arseblog.com does Ian Wright call you Ange?
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
I keep hearing people say next season Arsenal can go out and win with more panache or enjoyment. I for won hope for 38 games of 1-0 to the Arsenal.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
If Arsenal finish the season with more points than any other team, they’ve got a good chance of winning the league this season.
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Robert @therob90.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If you're able to, please help the cause. You won't regret it. www.justgiving.com/page/avp2026
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ArsenalVision Podcast and Arseblog Fundraiser for The Arsenal Foundation
Help ArsenalVision Podcast raise money to support The Arsenal Foundation
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John Children @johnchildren.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
turingtest.live I hadn't heard of this website but maybe it's worth trying.
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The Turing Test — Can you tell a human from an AI?
The Turing Test — Can you tell a human from an AI?
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YankeeGunner @arsenalvisionpodcast.com · 02/04/2026
This is the most important month of the year. Not just because Arsenal could be in position to win a treble but because you help raise money for the Children of Za'atari Camp. @arseblog.com @tim-stillman.bsky.social @clivepafc.bsky.social @poznaninmypants.bsky.social www.justgiving.com/page/avp2026
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ArsenalVision Podcast and Arseblog Fundraiser for The Arsenal Foundation
Help ArsenalVision Podcast raise money to support The Arsenal Foundation
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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 01/04/2026
The call for Winter Vacation Research Internships (VRI) in CS at #USyd is out! Open to students (undergrads and postgrads) currently enrolled in an 🇦🇺 uni. Have a look! Apply by April 19. www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/... (Want to work with me? Check out CS2026/9, CS2026/10, CS2026/38, CS2026/39)
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Computer science internships
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
@tim-stillman.bsky.social do you have any family in Vancouver? Anyone names Tonio?
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“Once you lose that crowd, it's really difficult to get them back” - Jamie Carragher. This is the club whose motto is you’ll never walk alone, yeah?
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
“Once you lose that crowd, it's really difficult to get them back” - Jamie Carragher. This is the club whose motto is you’ll never walk alone, yeah?
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Huzzah!!
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
This just in, rival fan thinks someone else's title would be less impressive than their own. In other news, water is wet.
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Craig Gidney @craiggidney.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
I've been asked several times to comment on arxiv.org/abs/2602.11457, which claims to reduce the qubit cost of factoring by 10x. My take is that they demand a *lot* more qubit connectivity for that number. Your mileage depends entirely on how plausible you find those demands.
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The Pinnacle Architecture: Reducing the cost of breaking RSA-2048 to 100 000 physical qubits using quantum LDPC codes
The realisation of utility-scale quantum computing inextricably depends on the design of practical, low-overhead fault-tolerant architectures. We introduce the \textit{Pinnacle Architecture}, which us...
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
In quantum chemistry and manybody physics, Transition-state geometries are (generally) the ones that we want to solve and the ones that are just too hard to approximate well classically. We’ve designed a protocol for ground-state preparation at these configurations
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Rapid Dissipative Ground State Preparation at Chemical Transition States
Simulating chemical reactions is a central challenge in computational chemistry, characterized by an uneven difficulty profile: while equilibrium reactant and product geometries are often classically ...
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I saw “Wuthering Heights”. In many ways it’s better than you expected. In others it’s worse than you’ve imagined. Kinda hilarious. Person next to me cried (laughing)
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1.76 Acres @onepointsevensixacr.es · 07/02/2026
At this point it seems like if a team doesn’t get obliterated by us the comms guys think it’s been a great showing by our opponent.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
@jonmackenzie.bsky.social surely the correct answer for how “Sean dyche” feels about not being on the list was “utter woke nonsense”
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SydSylk @sydsylk.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Chelsea are the first team to have 2 victories over Arsenal this season, and deserve immense congratulations 🏆
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TheSpursStatsMan @spursplstatsman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Reassuring to see we are going after a midfield profile we are severely lacking.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Liverpool fans will tell you the only reason we might win the league this year is because city fell away. Completely forgetting that both times they’ve won the pl City were at their absolute worst. They had basically no challenge either time. But yeah sure, we’d be lucky
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Hush Kerai @hushkerai.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
If I am the manager of Tottingham Hotspur, I’d probably avoid being pictured with an Arsenal coffee cup. Give yourself a chance man!
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Cartoon Steve Bould. @cartoonstevebould.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Doing Nazi-flavoured kiddy porn to own the libs.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
@arsenalvpodcast.bsky.social @philcosta.bsky.social Here’s a question that I was asked today: in a world where after Klopp leaves, Arteta goes to Liverpool and Arsenal get Slot, what does the premier league table look like, this season and last?
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
On the one hand, if Chelsea can pull a rabbit out of the hat against city that’s good because 7 points would be a great buffer. On the other hand Chelsea…
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FrankHerbertIYKYH @iykyhfrankherbert.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Sent to Arsenal on X I really hope you guys win the treble. However, as an Evertonian I have a request. Please tell your away fans that the 'Feed the Scousers' chants were out of order. People are struggling to feed themselves all over the UK, including in London. There's banter and there's cruelty.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
@arsenalvisionpodcast.com I gotta tell ya man, I’ve never agreed more with @poznaninmypants.bsky.social than the last three weeks. Last night Jesus’ influence on Nelli was absolutely a huge factor and Jesus was dynamite. Kaya also made note of it in his write up. Tho I’d say Eze was fine 1st half.
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Arsenal 1 Crystal Palace 1 (8-7 pens): How big was this win? Does Jesus help Martinelli? Should Nwaneri get a chance?
We break down the talking points from Arsenal's Carabao Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace at the Emirates
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
scirate.com/arxiv/2512.1... Approximate counting!
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
“And that’s how I spell sour grapes” www.nytimes.com/athletic/684... Joshua Kimmich says Arsenal are not best team Bayern Munich have faced this year: ‘They rely on set pieces’
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Kimmich says 'set-piece reliant' Arsenal are not best team Bayern have faced this year
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R.  J.  MACREADY @rjmacready.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Didn't you know? They invented fair play.
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Graeme Smith @graemesmith.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Theranos only raised $700 million with a peak valuation of $9 billion and never went public. Proud to see multiple quantum companies exceeding these numbers with very similar business plans!
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Three papers today from my good friend and collaborator, Gabriel Waite, on variations to the local Hamiltonian problem arxiv.org/abs/2509.25829 arxiv.org/abs/2509.25821 arxiv.org/abs/2509.25815
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The Guided Local Hamiltonian Problem for Stoquastic Hamiltonians
We show that the Guided Local Hamiltonian problem for stoquastic Hamiltonians is (promise) BPP-hard. The Guided Local Hamiltonian problem is a variant of the Local Hamiltonian problem that incorporate...
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James Wootton @decodoku.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Tenure track assistant prof job up for grabs in Basel. It's quantum computing theory, based in computer science, and part of the NCCR SPIN. Whoever gets this job will probably have to collaborate with me. Whether you see that as a pro or con is up to you. jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
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Universität Basel: Tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Theoretical Quantum Computing
The University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a professorship in theoretical quantum computing. The University of Basel is the home institution of the Swiss National Center of Compete...
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Sometimes to extend the class of quantum models that can be solved by a mapping to free fermions you have to kill your siblings… arxiv.org/abs/2509.09092
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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
A new book "Women in the History of Quantum Physics: Beyond Knabenphysik" presents biographies of 16 overlooked women in the field’s history. www.cambridge.org/us/universit...
Book cover of "Women in the History of Quantum Physics"
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Lewis @lgambrose.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Believe women.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
www.bbc.com/news/article... @gregggonsalves.bsky.social it’s over
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Mini dachshund Valerie rescued after being lost in Australian wilderness
Valerie survived intense heat and avoided venomous snakes as well intense rescue efforts during her time lost in the wilderness.
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It’s always nice when this happens.
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Dulwich Quantum Computing @dulwichquantum.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
"Investors and the public should know what quantum devices can and, more importantly, can’t do. Currently, no quantum chip can solve real-world problems." --‪Joan Étude Arrow‬ (@quantumjustice.bsky.social) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
@arsenalvisionpodcast.com can you and @clivepafc.bsky.social do some scouting on psg. I’d love to hear Clive’s thoughts on the way to approach this tactical battle
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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
So happy Marina has taken this on. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde
The all-female Blue Origin flight on Monday broke boundaries and set records in the spouting of girlboss gibberish, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Sam Elman @quselman.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Updated resource estimates for simulating corrosion and prevention on a quantum computer!! arxiv.org/abs/2406.18759
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Quantum computing for corrosion-resistant materials and anti-corrosive coatings design
Corrosion is a pervasive issue that impacts the structural integrity and performance of materials across various industries, imposing a significant economic impact globally. In fields like aerospace a...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
I need someone to root for. C'mon Valerie. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...
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Dachshund Lost on Australian Island Is Still Alive, but Elusive
A year after getting loose on Kangaroo Island, Valerie is still out there.
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