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Quantum Simulation of (Non-)Abelian Gauge Theories Quantum Simulation of (non-)abelian gauge theories Enrique Rico Ortega 13 February 2013 miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 1 The team • Albert Einstein Center - Bern University D. Banerjee M. Bögli P. Stebler P. Widmer U.-J. Wiese • Complutense University • Technical University Madrid Vienna M. Müller P. Rabl • IQOQI - Innsbruck University M. Dalmonte D. Marcos P. Zoller miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 2 The references Atomic Quantum Simulation of Dynamical Gauge Fields Coupled to Fermionic Matter: From String breaking to Evolution after a Quench Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 175302 (2012) Atomic Quantum Simulation of U(N) and SU(N) non-abelian Gauge Theories arXiv:1211.2242 (2012) Quantum Simulation of Dynamical Lattice Gauge Field Theories with Superconducting Q-bits miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 3 Recent related works on dynamical gauge fields H. Büchler, M. Hermele, S. Huber, M.P.A. Fisher, P. Zoller, Atomic quantum simulator for lattice gauge theories and ring exchange models, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 40402 (2005). H. Weimer, M. Müller, I. Lesanovsky, P. Zoller, H.P. Büchler, A [digital] open system Rydberg quantum simulator, Nat. Phys. 6, 382 (2010). J.I. Cirac, P. Maraner, J.K. Pachos, Cold Atom Simulation of Interacting Relativistic Quantum Field Theories, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 190403 (2010). E. Kapit, E. Mueller, Optical-lattice Hamiltonians for relativistic quantum electrodynamics, Phys. Rev. A 83, (2011). E. Zohar, J.I. Cirac, B. Reznik, Simulating Compact Quantum Electrodynamics with ultracold atoms: Probing confinement and nonperturbative effects, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 125302 (2012). L. Tagliacozzo, A. Celi, A. Zamora, M. Lewenstein, Optical Abelian Lattice Gauge Theories, Ann. Phys. 330, 160-191 (2013). Barcelona, Bern, Innsbruck, Leeds, Madrid, Munich, New York, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, ... miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 4 … and on dynamical non-abelian gauge fields E. Zohar, J.I. Cirac, B. Reznik, A cold-atom quantum simulator for SU(2) Yang-Mills lattice gauge theory, arXiv:1211.2241 (2012). L. Tagliacozzo, A. Celi, P. Orland, M. Lewenstein, Simulations of non- Abelian gauge theories with optical lattices, arXiv:1211.2704 (2012). Barcelona, Bern, Innsbruck, Leeds, Madrid, Munich, New York, Stuttgart, Tel Aviv, ... miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 5 Why quantum simulate Gauge theories? The study of Gauge theories is the study of Nature. miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 6 Why quantum simulate Gauge theories? The study of Gauge theories is the study of Nature. Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 6 Why quantum simulate Gauge theories? The study of Gauge theories is the study of Nature. Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle Gauge symmetry as an emergent phenomenon miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 6 Why quantum simulate Gauge theories? The study of Gauge theories is the study of Nature. Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle Gauge symmetry as an emergent phenomenon Gauge symmetry as a resource miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 6 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle Standard model: for every force there is a gauge boson, miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 7 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle atoms Standard model: for every force there is a gauge boson, • The photon is the “carrier” of the electromagnetic force. miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 7 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle atoms Standard model: for every force there is a gauge boson, • The photon is the “carrier” of the electromagnetic force. nucleons • The W+, W- and Z0 are the “carriers” of the weak force. miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 7 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle atoms Standard model: for every force there is a gauge boson, • The photon is the “carrier” of the electromagnetic force. nucleons • The W+, W- and Z0 are the “carriers” of the weak force. • The gluons are the quarks “carriers” of the strong force. miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 7 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle Gauge theories on a Non-perturbative approach to fundamental theories of discrete lattice structure. matter, e.g. Q.C.D. K. Wilson, Phys. Rev. D (1974) miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 8 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle Gauge theories on a Non-perturbative approach to fundamental theories of discrete lattice structure. matter, e.g. Q.C.D. 1 S[ ,U] O = [ ,U] e− O [ ,U] K. Wilson, Phys. Rev. D h i Z D (1974) Z N 1 S[ ,U ] e− n n O [ ,U ] ⇠ N n n n=1 X 1 O [ ,U ] ⇠ N n n S[ ,U ] P [Un] e− n n Monte Carlo simulation = Classical/ XStatistical Mechanics miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 8 Gauge symmetry as a fundamental principle Achievements by classical Monte-Carlo simulations: • first evidence of quark-gluon plasma • ab-initio estimate of the entire hadronic spectrum S. Dürr, et al., Science (2008) miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 9 Gauge symmetry as an emergent phenomenon Gauge bosons can appear as collective fluctuations of a strongly correlated many-body quantum system F. Wegner, J. Math. Phys. (1971) J.B. Kogut, Rev. Mod. Phys. (1979) A. Kitaev, Ann. Phys. (2003) P.A. Lee, N. Nagaosa, X.G. Wen, Rev. Mod. Phys. (2006) miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 10 Gauge symmetry as an emergent phenomenon Gauge bosons can appear as collective fluctuations of a strongly correlated many-body quantum system F. Wegner, J. Math. Phys. (1971) J.B. Kogut, Rev. Mod. Phys. (1979) A. Kitaev, Ann. Phys. (2003) Ex.- Kitaev model (Z2 gauge theory) P.A. Lee, N. Nagaosa, X.G. Wen, Rev. Mod. Phys. (2006) (1) (1) (2) (2) (3) (3) H =J1 Si Sj + J2 Si Sj + J3 Si Sj 1 i,j 2 i,j 3 i,j Xh i Xh i Xh i J 2J 2 1 2 XXXX + ZZZZ !16 J 3 0 1 3 vertex | | X plaqX @ A J J , J | 3| {| 1| | 2|} miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 10 Gauge symmetry as an emergent phenomenon Some questions: (i) fractionalization, (ii) confinement-deconfinement quantum phase transition, (iii) spin-liquid physics... miércoles 13 de febrero de 13 11 Volume 94B, number 2 PHYSICS LETTERS 28 July 1980 DYNAMICAL STABILITY OF LOCAL GAUGE SYMMETRY Volume 94B, number 2 PHYSICS LETTERS 28 July 1980 Creation of LightGauge From Chaos symmetry as an D. 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