Fundamentals of Trapped Ions and Quantum Simulation of Chemical Dynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.20412v1
• Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 18:01:03 GMT
• Title: Fundamentals of Trapped Ions and Quantum Simulation of Chemical Dynamics
• Authors: Guido Pagano, Wojciech Adamczyk, Visal So,
• Abstract summary: Trapped atomic ions are among the most advanced platforms for quantum simulation.<n>This review covers the physics of ion trapping, qubit encodings, and laser-ion interactions.<n>We highlight an emerging frontier in the simulation of chemical dynamics.
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• Abstract: Trapped atomic ions are among the most advanced platforms for quantum simulation, computation, and metrology, offering long coherence times and precise, individual control over both internal and motional degrees of freedom. In this review, we present a pedagogical introduction to trapped-ion systems, covering the physics of ion trapping, qubit encodings, and laser-ion interactions. We explain how spin-dependent forces generated by light fields enable both analog and digital quantum simulations of spin and spin-boson models, as well as high-fidelity quantum logic gates. We then highlight an emerging frontier in the simulation of chemical dynamics, summarizing recent experiments that demonstrate the capability of trapped ions to simulate vibronic models and excitation-transfer processes. Finally, we outline future directions in quantum simulation and discuss open challenges in scaling up trapped-ion architectures.

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