Pith. sign in

REVIEW 13 cited by

Analysis of the confinement string in (2 + 1)-dimensional Quantum Electrodynamics with a trapped-ion quantum computer

Not yet reviewed by Pith; the record is open.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet. Machine review is queued; the pith claim, tier, and objections will appear here once it completes.

SPECIMEN: schema-true, not a live event

T0 review · schema-true

One-sentence machine reading of the paper's core claim.

pith:XXXXXXXX · record.json · timestamp

arxiv 2411.05628 v2 pith:PBVHSQYO submitted 2024-11-08 hep-lat cond-mat.otherquant-ph

classification hep-latcond-mat.otherquant-ph
keywords quantumconfinementlatticedimensionalelectrodynamicspotentialstringtheory
verification ladder T0 review T1 audit T2 compute T3 formal
0 comments
read the original abstract

Compact lattice Quantum Electrodynamics is a complex quantum field theory with dynamical gauge and matter fields and it has similarities with Quantum Chromodynamics, in particular asymptotic freedom and confinement. We consider a (2+1)-dimensional lattice discretization of Quantum Electrodynamics with the inclusion of dynamical fermionic matter. We define a suitable quantum algorithm to measure the static potential as a function of the distance between two charges on the lattice and we use a variational quantum calculation to explore the Coulomb, confinement and string breaking regimes. A symmetry-preserving and resource-efficient variational quantum circuit is employed to prepare the ground state of the theory at various values of the coupling constant, corresponding to different physical distances, allowing the accurate extraction of the static potential from a quantum computer. We demonstrate that results from quantum experiments on the Quantinuum H1-1 trapped-ion device and emulator, with full connectivity between qubits, agree with classical noiseless simulations using circuits with 10 and 24 qubits. Moreover, we visualize the electric field flux configurations that mostly contribute in the wave-function of the quantum ground state in the different regimes of the potential, thus giving insights into the mechanisms of confinement and string breaking. These results are a promising step forward in the grand challenge of solving higher dimensional lattice gauge theory problems with quantum computing algorithms.

Discussion (0). Continue with ORCID to comment.

Forward citations

Cited by 13 Pith papers

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score. Full citation record

  1. Quantum Resources in Disorder-Free Localization Dynamics of Gauge Theories

    quant-ph 2026-07 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    In U(1) and SU(2) lattice gauge theories in the disorder-free localization regime, stabilizer and participation entropies grow as log log t at strong coupling, bounded by an exact counting of resonant configurations.

  2. Quantum Phase Diagram of the $2+1$D Untruncated SU$(2)$ Lattice Gauge Theory with Dynamical Fermions

    hep-lat 2026-07 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    An untruncated variational Monte Carlo study finds a magnetic-flux transition at λ*≈−0.040 and a weak-to-strong coupling delocalization crossover in 2+1D SU(2) lattice gauge theory with staggered fermions.

  3. Neural quantum states for non-Abelian lattice gauge theories with dynamical fermions

    hep-lat 2026-07 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    A sign-problem-free variational Monte Carlo framework computes ground states of continuous SU(2) lattice gauge theory with dynamical fermions, matching strong-coupling perturbation theory and sketching the (g², λ) pha...

  4. Nonlocal Nonstabilizerness from Holographic Schwinger Pair Production

    hep-th 2026-05 unverdicted novelty 6.0 of 10

    In holographic Schwinger pair production, the excess capacity of entanglement is √λ(d−2)/(d−1)³ — positive for d>2, zero for d=2 — so the produced pair carries nonlocal magic for d>2.

  5. Perturbation theory, irrep truncations, and state preparation methods for quantum simulations of SU(3) lattice gauge theory

    hep-lat 2025-09 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    A site-singlet energy truncation plus strong-coupling-perturbation-inspired circuits prepares SU(3) lattice gauge theory ground states with percent-level fidelity at g≈1 on small lattices, with reduced resource costs.

  6. (2+1)D quantum electrodynamics at finite density on a quantum computer

    hep-lat 2025-09 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    A VQE circuit that enforces Gauss's law identifies particle-number phase transitions in two-flavor (2+1)D QED on a 2x2 lattice, with inference runs on IBM hardware.

  7. Probing Hadron Scattering in Lattice Gauge Theories on Qudit Quantum Computers

    quant-ph 2025-07 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    Proposed qudit circuits simulate meson-antimeson scattering in a spin-1 U(1) lattice gauge theory and remain accurate under realistic dephasing and depolarization noise.

  8. Efficient Qudit Circuit for Quench Dynamics of $2+1$D Quantum Link Electrodynamics

    quant-ph 2025-07 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    A matter-integrated-out reformulation of 2+1D U(1) quantum link electrodynamics is translated into explicit qudit circuits, with Trotterized simulations matching exact dynamics on small lattices.

  9. String Breaking Dynamics and Glueball Formation in a $2+1$D Lattice Gauge Theory

    hep-lat 2025-07 accept novelty 6.0 of 10

    In a 2+1D Z2 lattice gauge theory, string breaking happens only at specific resonances set by field strength and matter mass, while long strings can dynamically form closed electric loops analogous to glueballs.

  10. Euclidean-Monte-Carlo-informed ground-state preparation for quantum simulation of scalar field theory

    quant-ph 2025-06 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    A classical pipeline turns Euclidean Monte Carlo correlation data into a variational ansatz and an efficient quantum circuit for the (1+1)D phi^4 ground state.

  11. Quantum computation of hadron scattering in a lattice gauge theory

    quant-ph 2025-05 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    On a trapped-ion quantum computer, the authors prepared multiple meson wave packets and simulated their early-time collisions in a 1+1D Z2 lattice gauge theory.

  12. Observation of hadron scattering in a lattice gauge theory on a quantum computer

    quant-ph 2025-05 conditional novelty 6.0 of 10

    The authors observe elastic and confined scattering, plus mass-quench-induced inelastic dynamics, in a 1+1D U(1) lattice gauge theory on IBM quantum hardware.

  13. Studying Effective String Theory using deep generative models

    hep-lat 2025-08 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

    Flow-based samplers numerically confirm the next-to-leading-order width and the resummed string-tension conjecture for the Nambu-Goto effective string in 2+1 dimensions.

Pith tools