Simulation of gauge transformations on systems of ultracold atoms
arXiv:1009.1552 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/12/11/113055
Abstract
We show that gauge transformations can be simulated on systems of ultracold atoms. We discuss observables that are invariant under these gauge transformations and compute them using a tensor network ansatz that escapes the phase problem. We determine that the Mott-insulator-to-superfluid critical point is monotonically shifted as the induced magnetic flux increases. This result is stable against the inclusion of a small amount of entanglement in the variational ansatz.
14 pages, 6 figures
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