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Observation of quantum-field-theory dynamics on a spin-phonon quantum computer
Anton T. Than, Saurabh V. Kadam, Vinay Vikramaditya +5
Simulating out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum field theories in nature is challenging with classical methods, but is a promising application for quantum computers. Unfortunatel…
Quantum simulation of out-of-equilibrium dynamics in gauge theories
Jad C. Halimeh, Niklas Mueller, Johannes Knolle +2
Recent advances in quantum technologies have enabled quantum simulation of gauge theories -- some of the most fundamental frameworks of nature -- in regimes far from equilibrium, w…
Euclidean-Monte-Carlo-informed ground-state preparation for quantum simulation of scalar field theory
Navya Gupta, Christopher David White, Zohreh Davoudi
Quantum simulators offer great potential for investigating dynamical properties of quantum field theories. However, preparing accurate non-trivial initial states for these simulati…
Quantum computation of hadron scattering in a lattice gauge theory
Zohreh Davoudi, Chung-Chun Hsieh, Saurabh V. Kadam
We present a digital quantum computation of two-hadron scattering in a lattice gauge theory in 1+1 dimensions. We prepare well-separated single-particle wave packets with des…
Quantum simulation of bubble nucleation across a quantum phase transition
De Luo, Federica Maria Surace, Arinjoy De +8
The liquid-vapor transition is a classic example of a discontinuous (first-order) phase transition. Such transitions underlie many phenomena in cosmology, nuclear and particle phys…
Work and heat exchanged during sudden quenches of strongly coupled quantum systems
Zohreh Davoudi, Christopher Jarzynski, Niklas Mueller +3
How should one define thermodynamic quantities (internal energy, work, heat, etc.) for quantum systems coupled to their environments strongly? We examine three (classically equival…
String-Breaking Dynamics in Quantum Adiabatic and Diabatic Processes
Federica Maria Surace, Alessio Lerose, Or Katz +10
Confinement prohibits isolation of color charges, e.g., quarks, in nature via a process called string breaking: the separation of two charges results in an increase in the energy o…
Observation of string-breaking dynamics in a quantum simulator
Arinjoy De, Alessio Lerose, De Luo +10
Spontaneous particle-pair formation is a fundamental phenomenon in nature. It can, for example, appear when the potential energy between two particles increases with separation, as…
Quantum Computing Universal Thermalization Dynamics in a (2+1)D Lattice Gauge Theory
Niklas Mueller, Tianyi Wang, Or Katz +2
Simulating non-equilibrium phenomena in strongly-interacting quantum many-body systems, including thermalization, is a promising application of near-term and future quantum computa…
Analog Quantum Simulator of a Quantum Field Theory with Fermion-Spin Systems in Silicon
Ali Rad, Alexander Schuckert, Eleanor Crane +7
Simulating fermions coupled to spin degrees of freedom, relevant for a range of quantum field theories, represents a promising application for quantum simulators. Mapping fermions…
Quantum thermodynamics of nonequilibrium processes in lattice gauge theories
Zohreh Davoudi, Christopher Jarzynski, Niklas Mueller +3
A key objective in nuclear and high-energy physics is to describe nonequilibrium dynamics of matter, e.g., in the early universe and in particle colliders, starting from the Standa…
Simulating Meson Scattering on Spin Quantum Simulators
Elizabeth R. Bennewitz, Brayden Ware, Alexander Schuckert +11
Studying high-energy collisions of composite particles, such as hadrons and nuclei, is an outstanding goal for quantum simulators. However, preparation of hadronic wave packets has…
Scattering wave packets of hadrons in gauge theories: Preparation on a quantum computer
Zohreh Davoudi, Chung-Chun Hsieh, Saurabh V. Kadam
Quantum simulation holds promise of enabling a complete description of high-energy scattering processes rooted in gauge theories of the Standard Model. A first step in such simulat…
Quantum Algorithms for Simulating Nuclear Effective Field Theories
James D. Watson, Jacob Bringewatt, Alexander F. Shaw +3
Quantum computers offer the potential to simulate nuclear processes that are classically intractable. With the goal of understanding the necessary quantum resources to realize this…
High-Energy Collision of Quarks and Mesons in the Schwinger Model: From Tensor Networks to Circuit QED
Ron Belyansky, Seth Whitsitt, Niklas Mueller +4
With the aim of studying nonperturbative out-of-equilibrium dynamics of high-energy particle collisions on quantum simulators, we investigate the scattering dynamics of lattice qua…
Quantum computation of dynamical quantum phase transitions and entanglement tomography in a lattice gauge theory
Niklas Mueller, Joseph A. Carolan, Andrew Connelly +3
Strongly-coupled gauge theories far from equilibrium may exhibit unique features that could illuminate the physics of the early universe and of hadron and ion colliders. Studying r…
Report of the Snowmass 2021 Theory Frontier Topical Group on Quantum Information Science
Simon Catterall, Roni Harnik, Veronika E. Hubeny +12
We summarize current and future applications of quantum information science to theoretical high energy physics. Three main themes are identified and discussed; quantum simulation,…
Parallelization techniques for quantum simulation of fermionic systems
Jacob Bringewatt, Zohreh Davoudi
Mapping fermionic operators to qubit operators is an essential step for simulating fermionic systems on a quantum computer. We investigate how the choice of such a mapping interact…
Quantum Simulation for High Energy Physics
Christian W. Bauer, Zohreh Davoudi, A. Baha Balantekin +28
It is for the first time that Quantum Simulation for High Energy Physics (HEP) is studied in the U.S. decadal particle-physics community planning, and in fact until recently, this…
Digital Quantum Simulation of the Schwinger Model and Symmetry Protection with Trapped Ions
Nhung H. Nguyen, Minh C. Tran, Yingyue Zhu +4
Tracking the dynamics of physical systems in real time is a prime application of digital quantum computers. Using a trapped-ion system with up to six qubits, we simulate the real-t…
Engineering an Effective Three-spin Hamiltonian in Trapped-ion Systems for Applications in Quantum Simulation
Bárbara Andrade, Zohreh Davoudi, Tobias Graß +3
Trapped-ion quantum simulators, in analog and digital modes, are considered a primary candidate to achieve quantum advantage in quantum simulation and quantum computation. The unde…
Toward simulating quantum field theories with controlled phonon-ion dynamics: A hybrid analog-digital approach
Zohreh Davoudi, Norbert M. Linke, Guido Pagano
Quantum field theories are the cornerstones of modern physics, providing relativistic and quantum mechanical descriptions of physical systems at the most fundamental level. Simulat…
Towards analog quantum simulations of lattice gauge theories with trapped ions
Zohreh Davoudi, Mohammad Hafezi, Christopher Monroe +3
Gauge field theories play a central role in modern physics and are at the heart of the Standard Model of elementary particles and interactions. Despite significant progress in appl…