Non-Abelian Topological Order and Anyons on a Trapped-Ion Processor · HackerPapers discussions

Non-Abelian Topological Order and Anyons on a Trapped-Ion Processor — mentioned by vtomole

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:42:06 GMT

I work in this field. Although the prospects for using quantum computers to solve classical problems are pretty bleak, the primary motivator for the invention of quantum computers was not to solve classical problems, but to solve quantum ones: https://tinyurl.com/3ndp36y7. With regards to using quantum computers as they were originally intended, things are looking pretty good! To cherry pick two examples, quantum computers have been used to create a time crystal https://www.quantamagazine.org/first-time-crystal-built-usin... and observe other exotic phases of matter…

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Non-Abelian Topological Order and Anyons on a Trapped-Ion Processor — mentioned by themgt

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 20:13:27 GMT

Way over my pay grade, but they appear to be claiming this is not just a simulation. Whether you agree may depend on your metaphysics. > These experiments go beyond merely simulating non-Abelian order and statistics. As we elaborate in A1, the data obtained from prior benchmarking [36] is compatible with the fact that both the quantum operations as well as the dominant imperfections follow the 2D geometry to which the qubits are assigned. Thus, the ions are entangled in precisely the same way as the low-energy states of Eq. (1), making them indistinguishable from states arising in the…

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