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General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Title: Quantum simulations of a qubit of space

Abstract: In loop quantum gravity approach to Planck scale physics, quantum geometry is represented by superposition of the so-called spin network states. In the recent literature, a class of spin networks promising from the perspective of quantum simulations of quantum gravitational systems has been studied. In this case, the spin network states are represented by graphs with four-valent nodes, and two dimensional intertwiner Hilbert spaces (qubits of space) attached to them. In this article, construction of quantum circuits for a general intertwiner qubit is presented. The obtained circuits are simulated on 5-qubit (Yorktown) and 15-qubit (Melbourne) IBM superconducting quantum computers, giving satisfactory fidelities. The circuits provide building blocks for quantum simulations of complex spin networks in the future. Furthermore, a class od maximally entangled states of spin networks is introduced. As an example of application, attempts to determine transition amplitudes for a monopole and a dipole spin networks with the use of superconducting quantum processor are made.
Comments: 16 pages
Cite as: arXiv:2003.13124 [gr-qc]
  (or arXiv:2003.13124v1 [gr-qc] for this version)

Submission history

From: Jakub Mielczarek Ph.D. [view email]
[v1] Sun, 29 Mar 2020 19:53:45 GMT (1295kb,D)

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