Description
chair: Marcela Carena
Prof.
David B. Kaplan
(INT, University of Washington)
12/09/2018, 09:00
I will discuss some motivations for
studying gauge theories on a quantum computer, and basic features of
gauge theories in a Hamiltonian formulation. In particular, I will
discuss issues regarding Gauss's law and cutoffs on the Hilbert space,
both of which have to be confronted for simulations on a quantum
computer.
Dr
Jesse Stryker
(University of Washington)
12/09/2018, 09:40
Motivated by the limited capabilities of near-term quantum computers,
we reconsider the Hamiltonian formulation of lattice gauge theories
and the method of truncating Hilbert space to render it
finite-dimensional. Conventional formulations lead to a Hilbert space
largely spanned by unphysical states; given the current inability to
perform fault-tolerant large scale quantum computations,...