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Title: Quantum computing topological invariants of two-dimensional quantum matter
(Submitted on 9 Apr 2024 (v1), last revised 10 Apr 2024 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Quantum algorithms provide a potential strategy for solving computational problems that are intractable by classical means. Computing the topological invariants of topological matter is one central problem in research on quantum materials, and a variety of numerical approaches for this purpose have been developed. However, the complexity of quantum many-body Hamiltonians makes calculations of topological invariants challenging for interacting systems. Here, we present two quantum circuits for calculating Chern numbers of two-dimensional quantum matter on quantum computers. Both circuits combine a gate-based adiabatic time-evolution over the discretized Brillouin zone with particular phase estimation techniques. The first algorithm uses many qubits, and we analyze it using a tensor-network simulator of quantum circuits. The second circuit uses fewer qubits, and we implement it experimentally on a quantum computer based on superconducting qubits. Our results establish a method for computing topological invariants with quantum circuits, taking a step towards characterizing interacting topological quantum matter using quantum computers.
Submission history
From: Jose L. Lado [view email][v1] Tue, 9 Apr 2024 06:22:50 GMT (2328kb,D)
[v2] Wed, 10 Apr 2024 11:28:16 GMT (2328kb,D)
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