Thermalization of SU(2) Lattice Gauge Fields on Quantum Computers

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Hauptverfasser: Chen, Jiunn-Wei, Chen, Yu-Ting, Meher, Ghanashyam, Müller, Berndt, Schäfer, Andreas, Yao, Xiaojun
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author Chen, Jiunn-Wei
Chen, Yu-Ting
Meher, Ghanashyam
Müller, Berndt
Schäfer, Andreas
Yao, Xiaojun
author_facet Chen, Jiunn-Wei
Chen, Yu-Ting
Meher, Ghanashyam
Müller, Berndt
Schäfer, Andreas
Yao, Xiaojun
contents We simulate the thermalization dynamics for minimally truncated SU(2) pure gauge theory on linear plaquette chains with up to 151 plaquettes using IBM quantum computers. We study the time dependence of the entanglement spectrum, Rényi-2 entropy and anti-flatness on small subsystems. The quantum hardware results obtained after error mitigation agree with extrapolated classical simulator results for chains consisting of up to 101 plaquettes. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of local thermalization studies for chaotic quantum systems, such as nonabelian lattice gauge theories, on current noisy quantum computing platforms.
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spellingShingle Thermalization of SU(2) Lattice Gauge Fields on Quantum Computers
Chen, Jiunn-Wei
Chen, Yu-Ting
Meher, Ghanashyam
Müller, Berndt
Schäfer, Andreas
Yao, Xiaojun
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Quantum Physics
We simulate the thermalization dynamics for minimally truncated SU(2) pure gauge theory on linear plaquette chains with up to 151 plaquettes using IBM quantum computers. We study the time dependence of the entanglement spectrum, Rényi-2 entropy and anti-flatness on small subsystems. The quantum hardware results obtained after error mitigation agree with extrapolated classical simulator results for chains consisting of up to 101 plaquettes. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of local thermalization studies for chaotic quantum systems, such as nonabelian lattice gauge theories, on current noisy quantum computing platforms.
title Thermalization of SU(2) Lattice Gauge Fields on Quantum Computers
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Nuclear Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.23948