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Ignacio Cirac(1965)
Ignacio Cirac is a recipient of the Dirac Medal (2010) from Spain.
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Major Awards
902
Publications
102,668
Citations
147
h-index
516
i10-index
113.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Variational dynamics as a ground-state problem on a quantum computer
Physical Review Research(2022)
14
citations
#4
Slowest local operators in quantum spin chains.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics(2014)
53
citations
#5
Quantum teleportation of dynamics and effective interactions between remote systems.
Physical Review Letters(2013)
13
citations
#6
Classifying quantum phases using matrix product states and projected entangled pair states
Physical Review B(2011)
575
citations
#8
Limitations of passive protection of quantum information
Quantum information & computation(2009)
41
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksVariational dynamics as a ground-state problem on a quantum computer
Physical Review Research2022
14citations
Open AccessAlgorithms for Quantum Simulation at Finite Energies
PRX Quantum2020
109citations
Open AccessSlowest local operators in quantum spin chains.
Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics2014
53citations
Open AccessQuantum teleportation of dynamics and effective interactions between remote systems.
Physical Review Letters2013
13citations
Open AccessClassifying quantum phases using matrix product states and projected entangled pair states
Physical Review B2011
575citations
Open Access7citations
Limitations of passive protection of quantum information
Quantum information & computation2009
41citations
Open Access710citations
Open AccessCareer History
Faculty
Technical University Munich
Munich, DE
Director
Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Garching bei München, DE
Faculty
Universität Innsbruck
Innsbruck, AT
Profesor Titular
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Ciudad Real, ES
Research Associate
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, US
Education
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Ph.D.
Facultad de Ciencias Físicas
1991
Universidad Complutense de Madrid Facultad de Ciencias Físicas
M.S.
1988
External Profiles
Top Publications
Matrix product states and projected entangled pair states: Concepts, symmetries, theorems
Reviews of Modern Physics2021629 citations
The 2019 surface acoustic waves roadmap
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics2019363 citations
Unconventional quantum optics in topological waveguide QED
Science Advances2019213 citations
Faster ground state preparation and high-precision ground energy estimation with fewer qubits
Journal of Mathematical Physics2019129 citations
Algorithms for Quantum Simulation at Finite Energies
PRX Quantum2021100 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
RS
Rashid Sunyaev
Bruce Medal (2022)
FW
Frank Wilczek
Templeton Prize (2022)
AN
Andre Neveu
Dirac Medal (2020)
PR
Pierre Ramond
Dirac Medal (2020)
MV
Miguel Virasoro
Dirac Medal (2020)
SF
Sergio Ferrara
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
DF
Daniel Freedman
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
PV
Peter van Nieuwenhuizen
Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2019)
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