13–16 Jul 2026
Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus
Europe/London timezone

Efficient Quantum Computing for Lattice QED and Error Correction Codes for Pure SU(2) Lattice Gauge Theories

14 Jul 2026, 14:00
30m
Maths Lecture Theatre

Maths Lecture Theatre

Building number 4 on the campus map
Invited Talk Talks

Speaker

Xiaojun Yao (University of Washington)

Description

Quantum computing for lattice gauge theories (LGT) has drawn rapidly growing interest from a variety of physics communities, which has the potential of overcoming sign problems in Euclidean lattice approach and is suitable for real-time nonperturbative simulation. In this talk, I will review the Kogut-Susskind Hamiltonian for LGT in the electric basis and some studies of performing quantum simulations for pure SU(2) LGT on hardware. Then I will discuss a field basis for lattice QED in the Coulomb gauge, using which I can prove bounds for qubit and gate costs rigorously. Finally, I will explain two error correction codes that are constructed by converting Gauss's law constraints into stabilizers for the minimally truncated SU(2) LGT.

Author

Xiaojun Yao (University of Washington)

Presentation materials