Quantum computer used for high-energy physics simulation
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029918
Nature : Simulations of phenomena involving the strong nuclear force are too hard to perform from first principles on classical computers. Now Esteban Martinez of the University of Innsbruck in Austria and his colleagues have used a quantum computer to complete a proof-of-concept simulation of the conversion of energy into an electron and positron pair. It’s the first time a quantum computer has been used to simulate a high-energy physics experiment. The simulation matched the predictions of a simplified form of quantum electrodynamics. The quantum computer contained four qubits in a linear arrangement. Martinez’s team now hopes to use a two-dimensional arrangement of qubits and scale up the simulation.
