Can a quantum computer simulate quantum field theory – efficiently?

2008 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-621
Author(s):  
D Ahrensmeier
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Quantum Computer ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Complex Problems

The question posed in the title is discussed from a conceptual point of view. Typical complex problems in quantum field theory are described, the basic principles of quantum computing and simulation are explained and illustrated by examples, and suggestions for further investigations are made.PACS Nos.: 03.67.Lx, 11.10.–z

QLB for Quantum Many-Body and Quantum Field Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sauro Succi
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Computing ◽  
Single Particle ◽  
Body Problem ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Many Body ◽  
Quantum Particles

Chapter 32 expounded the basic theory of quantum LB for the case of relativistic and non-relativistic wavefunctions, namely single-particle quantum mechanics. This chapter goes on to cover extensions of the quantum LB formalism to the overly challenging arena of quantum many-body problems and quantum field theory, along with an appraisal of prospective quantum computing implementations. Solving the single particle Schrodinger, or Dirac, equation in three dimensions is a computationally demanding task. This task, however, pales in front of the ordeal of solving the Schrodinger equation for the quantum many-body problem, namely a collection of many quantum particles, typically nuclei and electrons in a given atom or molecule.

TOWARDS A QUANTUM ALGORITHM FOR THE PERMANENT

2007 ◽  
Vol 05 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNALISA MARZUOLI ◽  
MARIO RASETTI
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Computation ◽  
Quantum Computer ◽  
Quantum Algorithm ◽  
Topological Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Topological Quantum

We resort to considerations based on topological quantum field theory to outline the development of a possible quantum algorithm for the evaluation of the permanent of a 0 - 1 matrix. Such an algorithm might represent a breakthrough for quantum computation, since computing the permanent is considered a "universal problem", namely, one among the hardest problems that a quantum computer can efficiently handle.

A Possible Role of Universal Length in the Theory of Weak Interactions

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (14) ◽  
pp. 1577-1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Y. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Weak Interactions ◽  
Relativistic Quantum ◽  
Universal Constant ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Elementary Length ◽  
Modern Physics

The discovery and role of already existing universal constants h and c in modern physics have been reviewed from a particular point of view. This viewpoint is characterized by a pattern of logic in terms of which one may possibly find a new universal constant, i.e. the elementary length. One of the main objectives of this paper is to find out whether the elementary length introduced this way would resolve inherent difficulties in relativistic quantum field theory. This has been explicitly studied in terms of the nonlocal field theory in connection with the CP violating kaon decay. This produced a relation [Formula: see text] which leads, on the one hand, to a consistent explanation of the possible mechanism of CP violation and, on the other hand, gives a result which is most probably the first direct link between the elementary length (nonlocality) and an experiment without having the inherent disorder in the small distance behavior in quantum field theory.

On the "Edge of the Wedge" Theorem

1963 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix E. Browder
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Complex Variables ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Several Complex Variables ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Complete Proof ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Mathematical Justification ◽  
Axiomatic Quantum Field Theory

In the mathematical justification of the formal calculations of axiomatic quantum field theory and the theory of dispersion relations, a strategic role is played by a theorem on analytic functions of several complex variables which has been given the euphonious name of the edge of the wedge theorem. The statement of the theorem seems to be due originally to N. Bogoliubov (cf. 3, Mathematical Appendix, pp. 654-673) but no complete proof which is fully satisfactory from the mathematical point of view has yet appeared in the literature.

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