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Computing the spectral gap of a local Hamiltonian is a notoriously hard problem, but if the Hamiltonian is frustration-free, the problem becomes far more tractable. We’ll write down some general criteria for lower-bounding the spectral gap of frustration-free Hamiltonians. We’ll then discuss some applications, including relating the gap of a specific Hamiltonian to the mixing time of random quantum circuits (which is closely related to recent claims of quantum advantage).