Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Washington 2020
  • M.S., University of Washington 2016
  • B.S., Ohio University 2015
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Scholar in Residence of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2022
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  Academic Positions Outside Duke

  • Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar, Fellow of the Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics, ostdoctoral Scholar with the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), Caltech. 2020 - 2022
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • NOV 8, 2022

    Department of Physics

    Natalie Klco, Connecting Physics to Quantum Computing
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Klco, N., et al. “Entanglement structures in quantum field theories: Negativity cores and bound entanglement in the vacuum.” Physical Review A, vol. 107, no. 1, Jan. 2023. Scopus, doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.107.012415.
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    • Klco, Natalie, et al. “Standard model physics and the digital quantum revolution: thoughts about the interface.” Reports on Progress in Physics. Physical Society (Great Britain), vol. 85, no. 6, May 2022. Epmc, doi:10.1088/1361-6633/ac58a4.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Hierarchical qubit maps and hierarchically implemented quantum error correction.” Physical Review A, vol. 104, no. 6, American Physical Society (APS), Dec. 2021. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.104.062425.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Entanglement Spheres and a UV-IR Connection in Effective Field Theories.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 127, no. 21, Nov. 2021, p. 211602. Epmc, doi:10.1103/physrevlett.127.211602.
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    • Ciavarella, Anthony, et al. “Trailhead for quantum simulation of SU(3) Yang-Mills lattice gauge theory in the local multiplet basis.” Physical Review D, vol. 103, no. 9, American Physical Society (APS), May 2021. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physrevd.103.094501.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Geometric quantum information structure in quantum fields and their lattice simulation.” Physical Review D, vol. 103, no. 6, American Physical Society (APS), Mar. 2021. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physrevd.103.065007.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Fixed-point quantum circuits for quantum field theories.” Physical Review A, vol. 102, no. 5, American Physical Society (APS), Nov. 2020. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.102.052422.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Systematically localizable operators for quantum simulations of quantum field theories.” Physical Review A, vol. 102, no. 1, American Physical Society (APS), July 2020. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.102.012619.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Minimally entangled state preparation of localized wave functions on quantum computers.” Physical Review A, vol. 102, no. 1, American Physical Society (APS), July 2020. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.102.012612.
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    • Klco, Natalie, et al. “SU(2) non-Abelian gauge field theory in one dimension on digital quantum computers.” Physical Review D, vol. 101, no. 7, American Physical Society (APS), Apr. 2020. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physrevd.101.074512.
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    • Lu, Hsuan-Hao, et al. “Simulations of subatomic many-body physics on a quantum frequency processor.” Physical Review A, vol. 100, no. 1, American Physical Society (APS), July 2019. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.100.012320.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. “Digitization of scalar fields for quantum computing.” Physical Review A, vol. 99, no. 5, American Physical Society (APS), May 2019. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.99.052335.
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    • Beane, Silas R., et al. “Entanglement Suppression and Emergent Symmetries of Strong Interactions.” Physical Review Letters, vol. 122, no. 10, Mar. 2019, p. 102001. Epmc, doi:10.1103/physrevlett.122.102001.
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    • Klco, N., et al. “Quantum-classical computation of Schwinger model dynamics using quantum computers.” Physical Review A, vol. 98, no. 3, American Physical Society (APS), Sept. 2018. Crossref, doi:10.1103/physreva.98.032331.
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  • Preprints

    • Klco, Natalie, and D. H. Beck. Entanglement Structures in Quantum Field Theories II: Distortions of Vacuum Correlations Through the Lens of Local Observers. 8 Apr. 2023.
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    • Ciavarella, Anthony, et al. Some Conceptual Aspects of Operator Design for Quantum Simulations of Non-Abelian Lattice Gauge Theories. 22 Mar. 2022.
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    • Klco, Natalie, et al. Entanglement Structures in Quantum Field Theories: Negativity Cores and Bound Entanglement in the Vacuum. 20 Oct. 2021.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Hierarchical Qubit Maps and Hierarchical Quantum Error Correction. 4 Sept. 2021.
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    • Klco, Natalie, et al. Standard Model Physics and the Digital Quantum Revolution: Thoughts about the Interface. 10 July 2021.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Entanglement Spheres and a UV-IR connection in Effective Field Theories. 27 Mar. 2021.
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    • Ciavarella, Anthony, et al. A Trailhead for Quantum Simulation of SU(3) Yang-Mills Lattice Gauge Theory in the Local Multiplet Basis. 25 Jan. 2021.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Geometric Quantum Information Structure in Quantum Fields and their Lattice Simulation. 9 Aug. 2020.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Fixed-Point Quantum Circuits for Quantum Field Theories. 5 Feb. 2020.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Systematically Localizable Operators for Quantum Simulations of Quantum Field Theories. 7 Dec. 2019.
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    • Klco, Natalie, et al. SU(2) non-Abelian gauge field theory in one dimension on digital quantum computers. 19 Aug. 2019.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Minimally-Entangled State Preparation of Localized Wavefunctions on Quantum Computers. 23 Apr. 2019.
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    • Beane, Silas R., et al. Entanglement Suppression and Emergent Symmetries of Strong Interactions. 7 Dec. 2018.
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    • Klco, Natalie, and Martin J. Savage. Digitization of Scalar Fields for Quantum Computing. 30 Aug. 2018.
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    • Klco, N., et al. Quantum-Classical Computation of Schwinger Model Dynamics using Quantum Computers. 8 Mar. 2018.
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    • Beane, Silas R., and Natalie Klco. Chiral corrections to the Adler-Weisberger sum rule. 5 Sept. 2016.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • ECE 523: Quantum Computing 2023
  • PHYSICS 627: Quantum Computing 2023
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Presentations & Appearances

  • Calculating Nature Naturally: Processing Information with Quantum Correlations. Christine Aidala Lecture in Physics with the Duke University Society of (Senior) Women in Science. November 2022  2022
  • Detection profiles for extracting spacelike entanglement from the scalar field vacuum. Workshop (22-3b): At the Interface of Quantum Sensors and Quantum Simulations. InQubator for Quantum Simulation (IQuS) at the national Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT). November 2022  2022
  • Progress in quantum computing non-Abelian lattice gauge theories. Next-Generation Computing for Low-Energy Nuclear Physics: from Machine Learning to Quantum Computing workshop. InQubator for Quantum Simulation. August 2022  2022
  • Quantum Simulating (with) an Entangled Fabric: Towards Protocols for Extracting Vacuum Entanglement . Munich Conference for Quantum Science and Technology (MCQST) . July 2022  2022
  • Quantum Simulation for High Energy Physics. Snowmass 2022 Community Summer Study Workshop . July 2022  2022

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