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Title: Quantum Simulation of Quantum Field Theories in Trapped Ions

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Departamento de Quimica Fisica, Universidad del Pais Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao (Spain)
  2. Departamento de Fisica Teorica, Universidad del Pais Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao (Spain)
  3. Institut fuer Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Oesterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Otto-Hittmair-Platz 1, A-6020 Innsbruck (Austria)
  4. Instituto de Fisica Fundamental, CSIC, Serrano 113-bis, 28006 Madrid (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.

OSTI ID:
21612570
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 107, Issue 26; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.260501; (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English