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Hello, Guten Abend, and Bienvenue to the new Thom Group Wiki, apparently evenings are good times to read the Wiki. In this Wiki you can find various pieces of useful information, such as when group meetings are, who is going to bring cake, how to run a particular calculation or perform a certain computer trick, who's using which computer in the group, and so on. You can also see how fun we are as a group by looking at our various photos. For members of the group please feel free to edit the contents of the wiki and fix any errors that you are bound to spot.


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== [[Group_List | Group List and Photos]] ==

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== About ==
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Hello, Guten Abend, and Bienvenue to the new Thom Group Wiki (apparently evenings are good times to read the Wiki). In this Wiki you can find various pieces of useful information, such as when group meetings are, who is going to bring cake, how to run a particular calculation or perform a certain computer trick, who's using which computer in the group, and so on. You can also see how fun we are as a group by looking at our various photos. For members of the group please feel free to edit the contents of the wiki and fix any errors that you are bound to spot.

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=== [[Group_List | Group List and Photos]] ===
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Here you can find photos of the group in various locations. There is also a helpful Gantt chart illustrating the storied group history. The chart should ideally be updated termly, the current chart maintainer is Luke Wright and you should email him with any complaints.
Here you can find photos of the group in various locations. There is also a helpful Gantt chart illustrating the storied group history. The chart should ideally be updated termly, the current chart maintainer is Luke Wright and you should email him with any complaints.


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== [[Summer_Interns | Summer Interns]] ==


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==Group Expectations==
=== [[Summer_Interns | Summer Interns]] ===
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Email [theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk](mailto:theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk) for summer internship opportunities in the group. You are welcome to suggest ideas for a project you would like to do, but ideas are also available for assignment.
The Group Expectations document is available on overleaf [https://www.overleaf.com/read/yddfjrvpjckj here]. The rules outlined must be obeyed at all costs, if not, the consequences are dire.


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=Events=


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==Group Calendar==
=== [https://www.overleaf.com/read/yddfjrvpjckj Group Expectations] ===
The group calendar is available [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?mode=day&date=20160601T153539#main_7%7Cday-1+23745+23745+23745 here]. For maximum group efficiency you should add this calendar to your personal calendar. Instructions for how to do this are pending if I can be bothered to write them.
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The Group Expectations document is available on [https://www.overleaf.com/read/yddfjrvpjckj Overleaf] as above. The rules outlined must be obeyed at all costs, if not, the consequences are dire.
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==Group Meetings==


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Group Meetings take place every Thursday at 15.30 in U203. Past Group Meetings are [[Past Group Meetings|here]]. The current terms presentations and schedule for cake is given here


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=== Roles ===
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Currently allocated Group Roles are
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|22 January || Informal || Andreea
| Webmaster || Lila ||
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|29 January || Lila || Reka
| Social Media Master || Lila ||
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|05 February || Informal || Lila
| Quantum Computing Discussion Group Lead || Lila ||
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|12 February || NONE ||
| Group Meeting Convener || Bence ||
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|19 February || Tamara || Reka
| Group IT Rep || Bence ||
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|26 February || Informal ||
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== Events ==
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=== [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?mode=day&date=20160601T153539#main_7%7Cday-1+23745+23745+23745 Group Calendar] ===
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The group calendar is available at the link above. For maximum group efficiency you should add this calendar to your personal calendar. Instructions for how to do this are pending if I can be bothered to write them.

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=== [[Past Group Meetings|Group Meetings]] ===
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Group Meetings take place every Thursday at 15.30 in U203. For anyone who needs to book a room for group meetings (or otherwise), follow this link [https://bookings.ch.cam.ac.uk/lecture-theatres/mrbs/ here] to see room availability. The current term's group meetings are available below, so that you need not click the above link (which contains past group meetings).

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=== Journal Club ===
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Journal Club occurs about twice a term, it usually occurs at 12pm in one of the Cybercafe rooms (U202 or U203) pizza or alternatives are provided. Upcoming and Past Journal Clubs are found [[Journal Clubs|here]].

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=== Seminars ===
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* [https://www.lclu.cam.ac.uk/events/coffee-meetings Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe Coffee Meetings]
* [https://lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscribe/phy-cavendish-quantum-info?previous_action=info Quantum Information Seminars]

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=== QCQCDG ===
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Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry Discussion Group (QCQCDG) info available [https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/group/thom/quantum-computing-quantum-chemistry-discussion-group here].

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=== Quantum Computing Brainstorm ===
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From Easter 2026, informal quantum discussions taking place at 10am on Thursdays in the supervision area.
Notes available [[Quantum Brainstorm|here]].

Outstanding questions, along with answers and helpful reading material, can be found [[Open Questions|here]].

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=== Forthcoming Conferences ===
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| 31st May - 6th Jun 2026 || [https://www.icqc2026.org/ International Congress of Quantum Chemistry] || Berkeley, California || Andreea
|05 March || Part III||
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| 7th Sep - 11tb Sep 2026 || [https://copl.ethz.ch/events/origins-federation-conference.html Origins Federation] || Zurich, Switzerland || Alex, Bence
|12 March || Part III ||
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| 13th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 || [https://qce.quantum.ieee.org/2026/ IEEE Quantum Week] || Toronto, Canada || Lila
|19 March || Informal ||
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| 14th Sep - 16th Sep 2026 || [https://www.rsc.org/events/find-an-event/molecular-excited-states-theory-and-experiment-faraday-discussion Excited States Faraday Discussion] || Cambridge, UK|| Alex
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| 15th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 || [https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/events/foundations-quantum-technologies Foundations of Quantum Technologies] || Girton College, Cambridge, UK ||
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| 19th Sep - 23rd Sep 2026 || [https://www.mes2026.com/ Molecular Electronic Structure 2026] || Kamena Vourla, Greece || Dylan, Alex
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| 9th Jan - 14th Jan 2028 || [https://watoc2028.org/ World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists 2028]|| Mérida, México ||
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| 27th May - 1st Jun 2029|| ICQC 2029|| Qingdao, China||
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For anyone who needs to book a room for group meetings (or otherwise), follow this link [https://bookings.ch.cam.ac.uk/lecture-theatres/mrbs/ here].

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=== Forthcoming Workshops and Schools ===
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==Journal Club==
Journal Club occurs about twice a term, it usually occurs at 12pm in one of the Cybercafe rooms (U202 or U203) pizza or alternatives are provided. Past Journal Clubs are found [[Journal Clubs|here]], and the most recent should be given below, although this is currently not true. If anyone wants to update this that would be excellent.
===2024-25===
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| 1st July - 3rd July 2026 || [https://ccp-qc.ac.uk/ws_mb/ Tackling the Many-Body Problem in Condensed Matter with Quantum Computing] || University of Strathclyde, Glasgow || Lila
| 30 October 2024 || Bence || [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06747-5 Solving olympiad geometry without human demonstrations]
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| 28th Sep - 2nd Oct 2026 || Lennard-Jones Centre Summer School || Cambridge, UK||
| 25 Nov 2024 || Jack || [https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.040503 Sustained Quantum Coherence and Entanglement in the Avian Compass]
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| 14th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 || [https://www.quantinuum.com/inquanto-summer-school Inquanto Summer School] || Cambridge, UK||
| 22 Jan 2025 || Alex || [https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.110.064138 Nonuniversality for crossword puzzle percolation]
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| 13 Feb 2025 || Charlie || [https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2102.02540 Starquakes in millisecond pulsars and gravitational waves emission]
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==Seminars==


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==QCQCDG==
== Research and Projects ==
Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry Discussion Group (QCQCDG) info available [https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/group/thom/quantum-computing-quantum-chemistry-discussion-group here].
This section contains current research projects, uncurated project ideas and questions, a standard format for documenting projects, and records of completed work.
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==Quantum Brainstorm==
Informal quantum discussions taking place at 10am on Wednesdays in the supervision area.
Notes available [[Quantum Brainstorm|here]].


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= Research and Projects =

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=== [[Templated_Projects | Templated Projects ]] ===
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Projects detailed as according to a template.

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== [[Project_Ideas | Project Ideas]] ==
Based on recent talks and conferences. Contains both project ideas and more general questions that would be nice to answer.
Based on recent talks and conferences. Contains both project ideas and more general questions that would be nice to answer.


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== Dissertations ==

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=== [[Project_Template | Project Template ]] ===
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The aforementioned template.

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=== Dissertations (Completed Projects) ===
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Please upload any missing documents to these folders such that these contain a complete history of every project or work completed in the group.
Please upload any missing documents to these folders such that these contain a complete history of every project or work completed in the group.

* [https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/CHEM_ThomGroup/Dissertations/Forms/AllItems.aspx Dissertations] - Part III Reports, MPhil Theses, First Year Reports, PhD Theses
* [https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/CHEM_ThomGroup/Dissertations/Forms/AllItems.aspx Dissertations] - Part III Reports, MPhil Theses, First Year Reports, PhD Theses
* [https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/CHEM_ThomGroup/Group%20Meetings/Forms/AllItems.aspx Group Meeting Presentations]
* [https://universityofcambridgecloud.sharepoint.com/sites/CHEM_ThomGroup/Group%20Meetings/Forms/AllItems.aspx Group Meeting Presentations]
* [https://www.overleaf.com/read/ffdvzskxvnbm#2e9673 Template for L<sup>A</sup>T<sub>E</sub>X poster]
* [https://www.overleaf.com/read/ffdvzskxvnbm#2e9673 Template for L<sup>A</sup>T<sub>E</sub>X poster]


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== Quantum computing Open Questions ==
Outstanding questions, along with answers and helpful reading material, can be found [[Open Questions|here]].


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= Computers =


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== [[Computer_and_Storage_List | Computing Resources]] ==
== Computers ==
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This section contains all information you could ever need about computers and how to use them.

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=== [[Computer_and_Storage_List | Computing Resources]] ===
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See this section for what computers the group members are using, what compute clusters are available, and where you can store files.
See this section for what computers the group members are using, what compute clusters are available, and where you can store files.


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== Computing Setup Guide ==
Anaconda takes up a lot of space on /home so it's worth running the following.


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=== [[Introduction | Introduction to basic shell commands]] ===
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== [[Introduction | Introduction to basic shell commands]] ==
There are a number of tutorials available which document basic operations that are useful which include:


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# General bash commands
# Setting up cygwin
# Setting up [https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Generating-Your-SSH-Public-Key ssh keys] and general bash commands what are helpful
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== [[Installing_Slack | How to install Slack on department machines ]] ==
=== [[Connecting_Machines | How to connect to department machines]] ===
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It can be useful often to connect to computers in department remotely. Please keep your work-life balance in mind.
== Useful Software ==
# Using [[QChem]]
# Using [[QCMagic]]
# [[SimpleDMC]]
# [[MRCC]]
# [[GAMESS]]


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= Uncategorisable =


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== Useful Information ==
=== [[Transferring_files_between_computers | Transferring files between computers ]] ===
# Guidelines on [[Code Review]]
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You might want to do this sometimes.

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=== Software Tutorials ===
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# [[QChem]]
# [[SimpleDMC]]
# [[MRCC]]
# [[GAMESS]]
# [[RevQCMagic]]
# How to do things relating to [[HANDE]]
# How to do things relating to [[HANDE]]
# How to run PySCF or other [[Python software on Archer]]
# How to run PySCF or other [[Python software on Archer]]
# How to run QChem on [[darwin]]
# Where to get [[Travel Money]]
# Backed-up [[Storage]]
# [[How to get IQMol to run a local version of Q-Chem via SSH]]
# [[Slow ubuntu dash]]
# [[Persistent X]] sessions for remote working
# [[Persistent X]] sessions for remote working
# [[Paper submission]]
# [[Getting Started with cerebro]]
# [[Getting Started with cerebro]]
# [[Things to do before leaving]]
# [[The Ten Git-mmandments]]: what NOT to do
# Mathematical Physics Lectures by Frederic Schuller: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPH7f_7ZlzxTi6kS4vCmv4ZKm9u8g5yic Geometrical Anatomy of Theoretical Physics] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPH7f_7ZlzxQVx5jRjbfRGEzWY_upS5K6 Lectures on Quantum Theory]
# Mathematical Physics Lectures by Carl Bender: [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL43B1963F261E6E47 Perturbation and Asymptotic Series]


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== [[Archiving_data | Archiving data for the university repository]] ==


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== [[Website_to_do | To-do list for the Thom Group Website]] ==


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Anything not updated for more than 5 years should be put into this section.
== Working in the Group ==
Practical information for group members, including conference travel funding, tasks to complete before leaving, and booking meeting rooms.
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== [[Group_activities | Group Activities]] ==

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=== Where to get [[Travel Money]] ===
Possible sources of funding for conference travel, including the Department, colleges, funding bodies etc.
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=== [[Things to do before leaving]] ===
A checklist of tasks to complete before leaving the group.
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=== [https://roombookingsystem.cam.ac.uk/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2F Link to book meeting pods] ===
Use the room-booking system to reserve meeting pods and other meeting rooms.
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== Research Practice ==
Guidance on reviewing and merging code, avoiding common Git mistakes, and preparing research data for publication and archiving.
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<div style="margin:-0.55em 0 -0.1em;">
=== Guidelines on [[Code Review]] ===
Guidance on development branches, requesting and responding to reviews, merging reviewed work, and testing changes before they enter the main branch.
</div>

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=== [[The Ten Git-mmandments]] ===
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What NOT to do.

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=== [[Archiving_data | Archiving data for the university repository]] ===
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For publications data must be archived in accordance with university policy, instructions are here.

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== Learning Resources ==
Lecture series of useful topics.
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=== Mathematical Physics Lectures by Frederic Schuller ===
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# [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPH7f_7ZlzxTi6kS4vCmv4ZKm9u8g5yic Geometrical Anatomy of Theoretical Physics]
# [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPH7f_7ZlzxQVx5jRjbfRGEzWY_upS5K6 Lectures on Quantum Theory]

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=== Mathematical Physics Lectures by Carl Bender ===
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# [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL43B1963F261E6E47 Perturbation and Asymptotic Series]

</div>

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== Wiki Maintenance ==
Pages for identifying parts of the website or wiki that require improvement.
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=== [[Website_to_do | To-do]] ===
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If there are desired wiki changes but the will to implement is not there they can be written here.

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=== [[Special:LonelyPages | Unlinked Pages]] ===
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All pages not currently linked to are listed here. These should either be deleted, repurposed, or archived with nicely organised section titles.

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== Archive ==
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Anything not updated for more than 5 years or clearly antiquated should be put into this section.

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=== [[Group_activities | Group Activities]] ===
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=== [[Darwin | Darwin]] ===
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=== [[Queuing | Queuing]] ===
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=== [[QCMagic_(Legacy) | QCMagic (Legacy) ]] ===
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=== [[Slow_ubuntu_dash | Slow ubuntu dash]] ===
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=== [[Tyche | Tyche]] ===
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Latest revision as of 11:17, 24 July 2026

Next group meeting: Thursday 30 July 2026 at 15:30 in U203
View the group meeting schedule 


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About

Hello, Guten Abend, and Bienvenue to the new Thom Group Wiki (apparently evenings are good times to read the Wiki). In this Wiki you can find various pieces of useful information, such as when group meetings are, who is going to bring cake, how to run a particular calculation or perform a certain computer trick, who's using which computer in the group, and so on. You can also see how fun we are as a group by looking at our various photos. For members of the group please feel free to edit the contents of the wiki and fix any errors that you are bound to spot.

Here you can find photos of the group in various locations. There is also a helpful Gantt chart illustrating the storied group history. The chart should ideally be updated termly, the current chart maintainer is Luke Wright and you should email him with any complaints.

Email [theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk](mailto:theory-sec@ch.cam.ac.uk) for summer internship opportunities in the group. You are welcome to suggest ideas for a project you would like to do, but ideas are also available for assignment.

The Group Expectations document is available on Overleaf as above. The rules outlined must be obeyed at all costs, if not, the consequences are dire.

Roles

Currently allocated Group Roles are

Role Name From
Webmaster Lila
Social Media Master Lila
Quantum Computing Discussion Group Lead Lila
Group Meeting Convener Bence
Group IT Rep Bence
Group Social Sec Tamara

Events

This section contains information and dates about all regularly or spontaneously scheduled academic events.

The group calendar is available at the link above. For maximum group efficiency you should add this calendar to your personal calendar. Instructions for how to do this are pending if I can be bothered to write them.

Group Meetings take place every Thursday at 15.30 in U203. For anyone who needs to book a room for group meetings (or otherwise), follow this link here to see room availability. The current term's group meetings are available below, so that you need not click the above link (which contains past group meetings).

Journal Club

Journal Club occurs about twice a term, it usually occurs at 12pm in one of the Cybercafe rooms (U202 or U203) pizza or alternatives are provided. Upcoming and Past Journal Clubs are found here.

QCQCDG

Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry Discussion Group (QCQCDG) info available here.

Quantum Computing Brainstorm

From Easter 2026, informal quantum discussions taking place at 10am on Thursdays in the supervision area. Notes available here.

Outstanding questions, along with answers and helpful reading material, can be found here.

Forthcoming Conferences

Dates Name Where Attending?
31st May - 6th Jun 2026 International Congress of Quantum Chemistry Berkeley, California Andreea
7th Sep - 11tb Sep 2026 Origins Federation Zurich, Switzerland Alex, Bence
13th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 IEEE Quantum Week Toronto, Canada Lila
14th Sep - 16th Sep 2026 Excited States Faraday Discussion Cambridge, UK Alex
15th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 Foundations of Quantum Technologies Girton College, Cambridge, UK
19th Sep - 23rd Sep 2026 Molecular Electronic Structure 2026 Kamena Vourla, Greece Dylan, Alex
9th Jan - 14th Jan 2028 World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists 2028 Mérida, México
27th May - 1st Jun 2029 ICQC 2029 Qingdao, China

Forthcoming Workshops and Schools

Dates Name Where Attending?
1st July - 3rd July 2026 Tackling the Many-Body Problem in Condensed Matter with Quantum Computing University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Lila
28th Sep - 2nd Oct 2026 Lennard-Jones Centre Summer School Cambridge, UK
14th Sep - 18th Sep 2026 Inquanto Summer School Cambridge, UK

Research and Projects

This section contains current research projects, uncurated project ideas and questions, a standard format for documenting projects, and records of completed work.

Projects detailed as according to a template.

Based on recent talks and conferences. Contains both project ideas and more general questions that would be nice to answer.

The aforementioned template.

Dissertations (Completed Projects)

Please upload any missing documents to these folders such that these contain a complete history of every project or work completed in the group.

Computers

This section contains all information you could ever need about computers and how to use them.

See this section for what computers the group members are using, what compute clusters are available, and where you can store files.

There are a number of tutorials available which document basic operations that are useful. Some highlights include setting up SSH keys, X-forwarding, or how to use vim. Click the hyperlink for the full list.

It can be useful often to connect to computers in department remotely. Please keep your work-life balance in mind.

You might want to do this sometimes.

Software Tutorials

  1. QChem
  2. SimpleDMC
  3. MRCC
  4. GAMESS
  5. RevQCMagic
  6. How to do things relating to HANDE
  7. How to run PySCF or other Python software on Archer
  8. Persistent X sessions for remote working
  9. Getting Started with cerebro

Working in the Group

Practical information for group members, including conference travel funding, tasks to complete before leaving, and booking meeting rooms.

Where to get Travel Money

Possible sources of funding for conference travel, including the Department, colleges, funding bodies etc.

Things to do before leaving

A checklist of tasks to complete before leaving the group.

Link to book meeting pods

Use the room-booking system to reserve meeting pods and other meeting rooms.

Research Practice

Guidance on reviewing and merging code, avoiding common Git mistakes, and preparing research data for publication and archiving.

Guidelines on Code Review

Guidance on development branches, requesting and responding to reviews, merging reviewed work, and testing changes before they enter the main branch.

What NOT to do.

For publications data must be archived in accordance with university policy, instructions are here.

Learning Resources

Lecture series of useful topics.

Mathematical Physics Lectures by Frederic Schuller

  1. Geometrical Anatomy of Theoretical Physics
  2. Lectures on Quantum Theory

Mathematical Physics Lectures by Carl Bender

  1. Perturbation and Asymptotic Series

Wiki Maintenance

Pages for identifying parts of the website or wiki that require improvement.

If there are desired wiki changes but the will to implement is not there they can be written here.

All pages not currently linked to are listed here. These should either be deleted, repurposed, or archived with nicely organised section titles.

Archive

Anything not updated for more than 5 years or clearly antiquated should be put into this section.

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