A cold-atom quantum simulator for SU(2) Yang-Mills lattice gauge theory
Quantum Physics
2013-03-25 v2 Quantum Gases
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Non-abelian gauge theories play an important role in the standard model of particle physics, and unfold a partially unexplored world of exciting physical phenomena. In this letter, we suggest a realization of a non-abelian lattice gauge theory - SU(2) Yang-Mills in 1+1 dimensions, using ultracold atoms. Remarkably, and in contrast to previous proposals, in our model gauge invariance is a direct consequence of angular momentum conservation and thus is fundamental and robust. Our proposal may serve as well as a starting point for higher dimensional realizations.
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@article{arxiv.1211.2241,
title = {A cold-atom quantum simulator for SU(2) Yang-Mills lattice gauge theory},
author = {Erez Zohar and J. Ignacio Cirac and Benni Reznik},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.2241},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
Including supplemental material. Second version: references added