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We explain that a bulk with arbitrary dimensions can be added to the space over which a quantum field theory is defined. This gives a TQFT such that its correlation functions in a slice are the same as those of the original quantum field…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-09-06 Laurent Baulieu

A generalization of the Heisenberg algebra has been recently constructed. This generalized algebra has a characteristic function which depends on one of its generators. When this function is linear, $qJ_0+s$, it is possible to construct a…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-06 C. I. Ribeiro-Silva , N. M. Oliveira-Neto

A common learning goal for modern physics instructors is for students to recognize a difference between the experimental uncertainty of classical physics and the fundamental uncertainty of quantum mechanics. Our studies suggest this…

Physics Education · Physics 2011-09-08 Charles Baily

Simulating the real-time dynamics of quantum field theories (QFTs) is one of the most promising applications of quantum simulators. Regularizing a bosonic QFT for quantum simulation purposes typically involves a truncation in Hilbert space…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-01 Gabriele Calliari , Marco Di Liberto , Hannes Pichler , Torsten V. Zache

As the realization of a fully operational quantum computer remains distant, quantum simulation, whereby one quantum system is engineered to simulate another, becomes a key goal of great practical importance. Here we report on a variational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-04-03 Sean Barrett , Klemens Hammerer , Sarah Harrison , Tracy E. Northup , Tobias J. Osborne

The present paper is the companion of [1] in which we proposed a scheme that tries to derive the Quantum Field Theory (QFT) on Curved Spacetimes (CST) limit from background independent Quantum General Relativity (QGR). The constructions of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Hanno Sahlmann , Thomas Thiemann

Spherical field theory is a new non-perturbative method for studying quantum field theories. It uses the spherical partial wave expansion to reduce a general d-dimensional Euclidean field theory into a set of coupled one-dimensional…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-11-19 Dean Lee

A series of successive quantizations is considered, starting with the quantization of a non relativistic or relativistic point particle: 1) quantization of a particle's position, 2) quantization of wave function, 3) quantization of wave…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-09-04 Matej Pavšič

Quantum field theory (QFT) based on the principles of special relativity (SR) and it is in fact the \emph{kinematic theory of fields}. The root assumption is that there is "relativistic description" of \emph{any} isolated quantum system in…

General Physics · Physics 2018-08-02 Peter Leifer

Quantum physics is a linear theory, so it is somewhat puzzling that it can underlie very complex systems such as digital computers and life. This paper investigates how this is possible. Physically, such complex systems are necessarily…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-03-12 George F R Ellis

A quantum field theory approach is put forward to generalize the concept of classical spatial light beams carrying orbital angular momentum to the single-photon level. This quantization framework is carried out both in the paraxial and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. F. Calvo , A. Picon , E. Bagan

Quantum sensing is a rapidly growing approach to probe fundamental physics and explore new phase space for possible new physics with precision and highly sensitive measurements in our quest to understand the deep structure of matter and its…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-26 Steven D. Bass , Michael Doser

The possibility of long-baseline quantum experiments in space makes it necessary to better understand the time evolution of relativistic quantum particles in a weakly varying gravitational field. We explain why conventional treatments by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-24 Charis Anastopoulos , Bei-Lok Hu

Quantum entanglement is a central concept of quantum theory for multiple particles. Entanglement played an important role in the development of the foundations of the theory and makes possible modern applications in quantum information…

Physics Education · Physics 2015-12-09 Antje Kohnle , Erica Deffebach

We propose a framework for simulating the real-time dynamics of quantum field theories (QFTs) using continuous-variable quantum computing (CVQC). Focusing on ($1+1$)-dimensional $\varphi^4$ scalar field theory, the approach employs the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Steven Abel , Michael Spannowsky , Simon Williams

I construct lowest-energy representations of non-centrally extended algebras of Noether symmetries, including diffeomorphisms and reparametrizations of the observer's trajectory. This may be viewed as a new scheme for quantization. First…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 T. A. Larsson

This thesis explores Quantum Field Theory (QFT) on curved spacetimes using a geometric Hamiltonian approach to the Schr\"odinger-like representation. In particular it studies the theory of the scalar field described through its…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-02-19 David Martínez-Crespo

Quantum computing (QC) is a new computational paradigm whose foundations relate to quantum physics. Notable progress has been made, driving the birth of a series of quantum-based algorithms that take advantage of quantum computational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-02-22 Yehui Tang , Junchi Yan , Hancock Edwin

Quantum field theory currently has a single standard mathematical characterization (the Standard Model), but no single accepted conceptual framework to interpret the mathematics. Many of these conceptualizations rely on intuitive concepts…

General Physics · Physics 2023-12-25 Christopher Thron

The quantum Fourier transform (QFT) plays an important role in many known quantum algorithms such as Shor's algorithm for prime factorisation. In this paper we show that the QFT algorithm can, on a restricted set of input states, be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-27 Alastair A. Abbott