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This study demonstrates a trapped-ion quantum simulator successfully modeling string breaking, validating theoretical predictions for particle creation from energy accumulation in extreme conditions. By confirming E=mc² dynamics at the quark level, the research provides critical experimental evidence for processes that occurred seconds after the Big Bang, which are inaccessible to conventional computing or observation. The achievement highlights significant progress in using quantum hardware to simulate complex quantum chromodynamics phenomena previously limited to theoretical frameworks.
Quantum computer simulates creation of matter from 'nothing'

Researchers at the Duke Quantum Center used a 13-ion trapped-ion quantum simulator to observe the dynamics of "string breaking." The process recreates how quarks, when pulled apart, accumulate energy that is ultimately converted into new particles (confirming E=mc²). The results validate theoretical predictions for the extreme conditions that prevailed in the universe mere seconds after the Big Bang. The achievement was published in the journal Nature Physics, while similar…
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