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This study marks a significant milestone by successfully implementing Real-time Estimators for Scattering Observables (RESOs) on actual quantum hardware, specifically using IBM's processors to simulate fermionic lattice theories. The experiment demonstrates the feasibility of extracting scattering amplitudes and bound states from correlation functions with substantial circuit depths involving over 10,000 gates. This achievement validates a critical pathway for using near-term quantum devices to solve complex problems in high-energy physics that are currently intractable for classical supercomputers.
Scattering amplitudes from quantum hardware a la RESOs
arXiv:2609.31889v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We report the first quantum-hardware implementation of Real-time Estimators for Scattering Observables (RESOs). The physical model is a one-dimensional lattice theory of non-relativistic spin-1/2 fermions with a single contact interaction. The lattice sizes studied are up to $N_x=54$ lattice sites and up to $20$ time steps. Spacetime correlation functions were computed on IBM's quantum computers, using $109$ qubits with $10,806$ CZ gates applied, reaching a two-qubit gate depth of $246$. We demonstrate how to study bound states and extract scattering amplitudes from these correlation functions.
Abstract:We report the first quantum-hardware implementation of Real-time Estimators for Scattering Observables (RESOs). The physical model is a one-dimensional lattice theory of non-relativistic spin-1/2 fermions with a single contact interaction. The lattice sizes studied are up to $N_x=54$ lattice sites and up to $20$ time steps. Spacetime correlation functions were computed on IBM's quantum computers, using $109$ qubits with $10,806$ CZ gates applied, reaching a two-qubit gate depth of $246$. We demonstrate how to study bound states and extract scattering amplitudes from these correlation functions.
arXiv:2609.31889 [quant-ph]
(or arXiv:2609.31889v1 [quant-ph] for this version)
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