Quantum Simulation of Non-Abelian Lattice Gauge Theories
arXiv:1311.4998
Abstract
We use quantum link models to construct a quantum simulator for U(N) and SU(N) lattice gauge theories. These models replace Wilson's classical link variables by quantum link operators, reducing the link Hilbert space to a finite number of dimensions. We show how to embody these quantum link models with fermionic matter with ultracold alkaline-earth atoms using optical lattices. Unlike classical simulations, a quantum simulator does not suffer from sign problems and can thus address the corresponding dynamics in real time. Using exact diagonalization results we show that these systems share qualitative features with QCD, including chiral symmetry breaking and we study the expansion of a chirally restored region in space in real time.
7 pages, 3 figures, 31st International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory LATTICE 2013, July 29 - August 3, 2013, Mainz, Germany
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