Quantum Simulations in Ion Traps -- Towards Simulating the Early Expanding Universe
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v2
Abstract
This thesis provides an overview of an approach to quantum simulations using magnesium-25 ions stored in a linear Paul trap as the carriers of quantum information. Their quantum state is manipulated and read out using ultraviolet laser beams. Several important steps towards realising the first experiments have been undertaken, the most striking of which is cooling the ions to their motional ground state. We describe a first experiment simulating cosmological particle creation in the Early Universe and discuss the expected results.
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@article{arxiv.0704.3535,
title = {Quantum Simulations in Ion Traps -- Towards Simulating the Early Expanding Universe},
author = {Lutz Petersen},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.3535},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
diploma thesis; 154 pages, 79 figures; v2: added references for introduction