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Trapped ions simulate spin systems using programmable quantum gates
Sep 1, 2011
Benjamin Lanyon and colleagues demonstrate digital quantum simulation using up to six trapped-ion qubits and sequences of up to 100 gates. The same hardware reproduces different spin interactions, including ones not naturally present in the device.
Why it matters
The experiment tests a programmable approach to quantum simulation, in which changing gate sequences changes the system being studied.
Benjamin Lanyon · Rainer Blatt · Christian Roos · Innsbruck
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