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Digital Quantum Simulation of the Holstein Model in Trapped Ions

Quantum Physics 2015-06-05 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Gases

Abstract

We propose the implementation of the Holstein model by means of digital methods in a linear chain of trapped ions. We show how the simulation fidelity scales with the generation of phononic excitations. We propose a decomposition and a stepwise trapped-ion implementation of the Holstein Hamiltonian. Via numerical simulations, we study how the protocol is affected by realistic gates. Finally, we show how measurements of the size of the simulated polaron can be performed.

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@article{arxiv.1207.2664,
  title  = {Digital Quantum Simulation of the Holstein Model in Trapped Ions},
  author = {A. Mezzacapo and J. Casanova and L. Lamata and E. Solano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.2664},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

5 pages + supplemental material, 3+3 figures. Accepted in Physical Review Letters