2009/05/01 by Michael Johanning, Andres Varon, Andrés F Varón +1 · 178 citations
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) #Ion #Measure (data warehouse) #Quantum #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum dynamics #Quantum information #Quantum simulator #Spin (aerodynamics) #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1088/0953-4075/42/15/154009
published in Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics 42(15), 154009 (IOP Publishing) · 50 pages, submitted on 10 March to J. Phys. B, Special issue on Modern Applications of Trapped Ions
arxiv created 2009/05/01 · openalex publication_date 2009/07/15 · arxiv updated 2015/05/13 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/06
The control of internal and motional quantum degrees of freedom of laser-cooled trapped ions has been subject to intense theoretical and experimental research for about three decades. In the realm of quantum information science, the ability to deterministically prepare and measure quantum states of trapped ions is unprecedented. This expertise may be employed to investigate physical models conceived to describe systems that are not directly accessible for experimental investigations. Here, we give an overview of current theoretical proposals and experiments for such quantum simulations with trapped ions. This includes various spin models (e.g. the quantum transverse Ising model or a neural network), the Bose–Hubbard Hamiltonian, the Frenkel–Kontorova model, and quantum fields and relativistic effects.