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Real-time dynamics of lattice gauge theories with a few-qubit quantum computer

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  • Esteban A. Martinez

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Christine A. Muschik

    (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Philipp Schindler

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Daniel Nigg

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Alexander Erhard

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Markus Heyl

    (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Technische Universität München)

  • Philipp Hauke

    (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Marcello Dalmonte

    (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Thomas Monz

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Peter Zoller

    (Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck)

  • Rainer Blatt

    (Institute for Experimental Physics, University of Innsbruck
    Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

A digital quantum simulation of a lattice gauge theory is performed on a quantum computer that consists of a few trapped-ion qubits; the model simulated is the Schwinger mechanism, which describes the creation of electron–positron pairs from vacuum.

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  • Esteban A. Martinez & Christine A. Muschik & Philipp Schindler & Daniel Nigg & Alexander Erhard & Markus Heyl & Philipp Hauke & Marcello Dalmonte & Thomas Monz & Peter Zoller & Rainer Blatt, 2016. "Real-time dynamics of lattice gauge theories with a few-qubit quantum computer," Nature, Nature, vol. 534(7608), pages 516-519, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:534:y:2016:i:7608:d:10.1038_nature18318
    DOI: 10.1038/nature18318
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    1. Yasar Y. Atas & Jinglei Zhang & Randy Lewis & Amin Jahanpour & Jan F. Haase & Christine A. Muschik, 2021. "SU(2) hadrons on a quantum computer via a variational approach," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Stefan Birnkammer & Alvise Bastianello & Michael Knap, 2022. "Prethermalization in one-dimensional quantum many-body systems with confinement," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-9, December.
    3. Ritabrata Dutta & Antonietta Mira, 2018. "Approximate Bayesian Computation for Biological Science," Biostatistics and Biometrics Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 7(3), pages 54-55, July.

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