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Nematic Confined Phases in the $U(1)$ Quantum Link Model on a Triangular Lattice: An Opportunity for Near-Term Quantum Computations of String Dynamics on a Chip

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2021-07-06 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Physics

Abstract

The U(1)U(1) quantum link model on the triangular lattice has two rotation-symmetry-breaking nematic confined phases. Static external charges are connected by confining strings consisting of individual strands with fractionalized electric flux. The two phases are separated by a weak first order phase transition with an emergent almost exact SO(2)SO(2) symmetry. We construct a quantum circuit on a chip to facilitate near-term quantum computations of the non-trivial string dynamics.

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@article{arxiv.2107.01283,
  title  = {Nematic Confined Phases in the $U(1)$ Quantum Link Model on a Triangular Lattice: An Opportunity for Near-Term Quantum Computations of String Dynamics on a Chip},
  author = {D. Banerjee and S. Caspar and F. -J. Jiang and J. -H. Peng and U. -J. Wiese},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.01283},
  year   = {2021}
}

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5 pages, 5 figures