Cold atoms meet lattice gauge theory

M Aidelsburger, L Barbiero… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The central idea of this review is to consider quantum field theory models relevant for
particle physics and replace the fermionic matter in these models by a bosonic one. This is …

Simulating lattice gauge theories within quantum technologies

MC Banuls, R Blatt, J Catani, A Celi, JI Cirac… - The European physical …, 2020 - Springer
Lattice gauge theories, which originated from particle physics in the context of Quantum
Chromodynamics (QCD), provide an important intellectual stimulus to further develop …

Floquet approach to ℤ2 lattice gauge theories with ultracold atoms in optical lattices

C Schweizer, F Grusdt, M Berngruber, L Barbiero… - Nature Physics, 2019 - nature.com
Quantum simulation has the potential to investigate gauge theories in strongly interacting
regimes, which are currently inaccessible through conventional numerical techniques. Here …

Coupling ultracold matter to dynamical gauge fields in optical lattices: From flux attachment to ℤ2 lattice gauge theories

L Barbiero, C Schweizer, M Aidelsburger, E Demler… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
From the standard model of particle physics to strongly correlated electrons, various physical
settings are formulated in terms of matter coupled to gauge fields. Quantum simulations …

Confinement and lack of thermalization after quenches in the bosonic Schwinger model

T Chanda, J Zakrzewski, M Lewenstein… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We excite the vacuum of a relativistic theory of bosons coupled to a U (1) gauge field in 1+ 1
dimensions (bosonic Schwinger model) out of equilibrium by creating a spatially separated …

Confined Phases of One-Dimensional Spinless Fermions Coupled to Gauge Theory

U Borla, R Verresen, F Grusdt, S Moroz - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
We investigate a quantum many-body lattice system of one-dimensional spinless fermions
interacting with a dynamical Z 2 gauge field. The gauge field mediates long-range attraction …

Flat-band many-body localization and ergodicity breaking in the Creutz ladder

Y Kuno, T Orito, I Ichinose - New Journal of Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We study disorder-free many-body localization in the flat-band Creutz ladder, which was
recently realized in cold-atoms in an optical lattice. In a non-interacting case, the flat-band …

Topological quantum critical points in the extended Bose-Hubbard model

J Fraxanet, D González-Cuadra, T Pfau… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
The combination of topology and quantum criticality can give rise to an exotic mix of
counterintuitive effects. Here, we show that unexpected topological properties take place in …

Many-body topological invariants from randomized measurements in synthetic quantum matter

A Elben, J Yu, G Zhu, M Hafezi, F Pollmann, P Zoller… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Many-body topological invariants, as quantized highly nonlocal correlators of the many-body
wave function, are at the heart of the theoretical description of many-body topological …

Recent progress on quantum simulations of non-standard Bose-Hubbard models

T Chanda, L Barbiero, M Lewenstein, MJ Mark… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In recent years, the systems comprising of bosonic atoms confined to optical lattices at ultra-
cold temperatures have demonstrated tremendous potential to unveil novel quantum …