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Quantum Simulation of Quantum Field Theories in Trapped Ions

Source: Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 260501 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.260501

Published 19 December 2011

PACS
  • 03.67.Ac
    Quantum algorithms, protocols and simulations
  • 03.70.+k
    Theory of quantized fields
  • 11.10.Ef
    Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approach in field theory
  • 37.10.Ty
    Ion trapping
  • YEAR: 2011
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J. Casanova,1 L. Lamata,1 I. L. Egusquiza,2 R. Gerritsma,3,4 C. F. Roos,3,4 J. J. García-Ripoll,5 and E. Solano1,6
1Departamento de Química Física, Universidad del País Vasco–Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
2Departamento de Física Teórica, Universidad del País Vasco–Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
3Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Otto-Hittmair-Platz 1, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
4Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
5Instituto de Física Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid, Spain
6IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Alameda Urquijo 36, 48011 Bilbao, Spain
We propose the quantum simulation of fermion and antifermion field modes interacting via a bosonic field mode, and present a possible implementation with two trapped ions. This quantum platform allows for the scalable add up of bosonic and fermionic modes, and represents an avenue towards quantum simulations of quantum field theories in perturbative and nonperturbative regimes.
History: Received 9 August 2011; published 19 December 2011
Digital Object Identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.260501
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