General Methods for Digital Quantum Simulation of Gauge Theories

Collaboration
Mar 19, 2019
14 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 100 (2019) 3, 034518
  • Published: Aug 29, 2019
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Abstract: (APS)
A general scheme is presented for simulating gauge theories, with matter fields, on a digital quantum computer. A Trotterized time-evolution operator that respects gauge symmetry is constructed, and a procedure for obtaining time-separated, gauge-invariant correlators is detailed. We demonstrate the procedure on small lattices, including the simulation of a 2+1D non-Abelian gauge theory.
Note:
  • 13 pages, 7 figures, v2 includes clarifying comments and additional references
  • Lattice field theories, lattice QCD
  • gauge field theory: nonabelian
  • matter: field theory
  • field theory: scalar
  • fermion: field theory
  • computer: quantum
  • symmetry: gauge
  • invariance: gauge
  • lattice
  • numerical calculations