A collider as a quantum computer

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06907v1
• Date: Thu, 07 May 2026 20:15:42 GMT
• Title: A collider as a quantum computer
• Abstract summary: We reformulate scattering at the level of the process itself by representing helicity transition matrices as quantum circuits.<n>Within this framework, an example of the process $e+e-to +-$ is shown, which decomposes into unitary and non-unitary components.<n>This representation reorganizes the amplitude into distinct operational elements, providing a perspective in which collider processes can be viewed as constrained quantum circuits.
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• Abstract: Scattering processes in high-energy physics are inherently quantum mechanical, yet are typically analyzed at the level of final states, where entanglement appears as a property of the outcome rather than a consequence of the underlying dynamics. We reformulate scattering at the level of the process itself by representing helicity transition matrices as quantum circuits. Once the kinematic configuration and scattering channel are fixed, the problem reduces to a finite-dimensional quantum map, making a circuit description natural. Within this framework, an example of the process $e^+e^-\to μ^+μ^-$ is shown, which decomposes into unitary and non-unitary components, corresponding to coherent mixing and postselection effects. This representation reorganizes the amplitude into distinct operational elements, providing a perspective in which collider processes can be viewed as constrained quantum circuits and their entanglement structure can be understood in terms of the underlying circuit dynamics, opening the door to analyzing their properties using the language of quantum information.

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