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Rydberg atom arrays are powerful platforms for studying quantum many-body systems. We consider the Rydberg-Ising Hamiltonian on periodic chains and numerically study ensembles of states generated by random global pulse sequences subject to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Edison S. Carrera , Grégoire Misguich

Arrays of optically trapped atoms excited to Rydberg states have recently emerged as a competitive physical platform for quantum simulation and computing, where high-fidelity state preparation and readout, quantum logic gates and controlled…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-19 M. Morgado , S. Whitlock

The most recent manifestation of cold Rydberg atom quantum simulators that employs tailored optical tweezer arrays enables the study of many-body dynamics under so-called facilitation conditions. We show how the facilitation mechanism…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-05 Maike Ostmann , Matteo Marcuzzi , Jiri Minar , Igor Lesanovsky

Networks of Rydberg atoms provide a powerful basis for quantum simulators and quantum technologies. Inspired by matter-wave atomtronics, here we engineer switches, diodes and universal logic gates. Our schemes control the Rydberg excitation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-26 Philip Kitson , Tobias Haug , Antonino La Magna , Oliver Morsch , Luigi Amico

Individual neutral atoms excited to Rydberg states are a promising platform for quantum simulation and quantum information processing. However, experimental progress to date has been limited by short coherence times and relatively low gate…

Coupling electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom of Rydberg atoms held in optical tweezer arrays offers a flexible mechanism for creating and controlling atom-atom interactions. We find that the state-dependent coupling between…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2020-02-05 Filippo Maria Gambetta , Weibin Li , Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler , Igor Lesanovsky

The main objective of quantum simulation is an in-depth understanding of many-body physics. It is important for fundamental issues (quantum phase transitions, transport, . . . ) and for the development of innovative materials. Analytic…

As one of the most prominent platforms for analog quantum simulators, Rydberg atom arrays are a promising tool for exploring quantum phases and transitions. While the ground state properties of one-dimensional Rydberg systems are already…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-02 Nora Reinić , Daniel Jaschke , Darvin Wanisch , Pietro Silvi , Simone Montangero

Arrays of ultracold neutral atoms, also known as Rydberg atom arrays, are rapidly developing into a powerful and versatile platform for quantum simulation. However, theoretical predictions about the bulk quantum phases of matter present in…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-04-22 Yash M. Lokare , Matthew J. Coley-O'Rourke

There is a significant ongoing effort in realizing quantum annealing with different physical platforms. The challenge is to achieve a fully programmable quantum device featuring coherent adiabatic quantum dynamics. Here we show that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 Alexander W. Glaetzle , Rick M. W. van Bijnen , Peter Zoller , Wolfgang Lechner

We propose hybrid digital-analog learning algorithms on Rydberg atom arrays, combining the potentially practical utility and near-term realizability of quantum learning with the rapidly scaling architectures of neutral atoms. Our…

Recent advances in quantum simulations have opened access to the real-time dynamics of lattice gauge theories, providing a new setting to explore how quantum criticality influences thermalization and ergodicity far from equilibrium. Using…

Periodic driving enables the engineering of complex quantum matter, yet in interacting systems it generically leads to energy absorption, which limits the lifetime of the engineered states. To address this challenge, dynamical freezing has…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Madhumita Sarkar , Ben Zindorf , Bhaskar Mukherjee , Sougato Bose , Roopayan Ghosh

Rydberg-cavity systems are emerging as promising platforms for quantum simulation and quantum information processing. These hybrid architectures combine two complementary interaction mechanisms: cavity photons mediate collective long-range…

Coherent dynamics of interacting quantum particles plays a central role in the study of strongly correlated quantum matter and the pursuit of quantum information processors. Here, we present the state-space of interacting Rydberg atoms as a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-20 Tao Chen , Chenxi Huang , Bryce Gadway , Jacob P. Covey

Quantum simulation of interacting many-body spin systems is routinely performed with cold trapped ions, and systems with hundreds of spins have been studied in one and two dimensions. In the most common realizations of these platforms, spin…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-06 Wilson S. Martins , Markus Hennrich , Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler , Igor Lesanovsky

Assembled arrays of individual atoms with Rydberg-mediated interactions provide a powerful platform for the simulation of many-body spin Hamiltonians as well as the implementation of universal gate-based quantum information processing. We…

In a strongly interacting Rydberg atom array, the dynamics are often constrained to the decoupled Hilbert subspaces, representing an intriguing paradigm for nonergodicity. By considering a variable detuning of the global Rydberg coupling,…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2026-05-05 Wen-Jie Geng , Zhenming Zhang , Wei Yi

We report on the ground state phase diagram of interacting Rydberg atoms in the unfrustrated square lattice array. Using new tensor network algorithms, we scale to large systems in two dimensions while including all long-range interactions,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-12-01 Matthew J. O'Rourke , Garnet Kin-Lic Chan

Rydberg atom array has been established as one appealing platform for quantum simulation and quantum computation. Recent experimental development of trapping and controlling two-species atoms using optical tweezer arrays has brought more…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-08-29 Lei-Yi-Nan Liu , Shun-Yao Yu , Shi-Rong Peng , Jie Sheng , Su Yi , Peng Xu , Shou-Shu Gong , Tao Shi , Jian Cui