The phase diagram of quantum chromodynamics in one dimension on a quantum computer

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00579v1
• Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 18:11:29 GMT
• Title: The phase diagram of quantum chromodynamics in one dimension on a quantum computer
• Authors: Anton T. Than, Yasar Y. Atas, Abhijit Chakraborty, Jinglei Zhang, Matthew T. Diaz, Kalea Wen, Xingxin Liu, Randy Lewis, Alaina M. Green, Christine A. Muschik, Norbert M. Linke,
• Abstract summary: We experimentally simulate the thermal states of SU(2) and SU(3) gauge theories at finite densities on a trapped-ion quantum computer. This work marks the first lattice gauge theory quantum simulation of QCD at finite density and temperature for two and three colors.
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• Abstract: The quantum chromodynamics (QCD) phase diagram is key to answering open questions in physics, from states of matter in neutron stars to the early universe. However, classical simulations of QCD face significant computational barriers, such as the sign problem at finite matter densities. Quantum computing offers a promising solution to overcome these challenges. Here, we take an important step toward exploring the QCD phase diagram with quantum devices by preparing thermal states in one-dimensional non-Abelian gauge theories. We experimentally simulate the thermal states of SU(2) and SU(3) gauge theories at finite densities on a trapped-ion quantum computer using a variational method. This is achieved by introducing two features: Firstly, we add motional ancillae to the existing qubit register to efficiently prepare thermal probability distributions. Secondly, we introduce gauge-invariant measurements to enforce local gauge symmetries. This work marks the first lattice gauge theory quantum simulation of QCD at finite density and temperature for two and three colors, laying the foundation to explore QCD phenomena on quantum platforms.

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