Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits
Abstract The Dirac equation elucidates fundamental physical principles and predicts significant physical phenomena. Its simulation further offers explanations for subsequent physics observations. We map the 3+1-dimensional Dirac equation onto the first excited manifold of four qubits to simulate the...
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| author | Yu Zhang Jianwen Xu Zhuang Ma Wen Zheng Dong Lan Xinsheng Tan Yang Yu |
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| description | Abstract The Dirac equation elucidates fundamental physical principles and predicts significant physical phenomena. Its simulation further offers explanations for subsequent physics observations. We map the 3+1-dimensional Dirac equation onto the first excited manifold of four qubits to simulate the internal four-component spinor dynamics. Additionally, we simulate two intriguing and challenging-to-implement physical phenomena: the Zitterbewegung effect and the Sauter-Schwinger effect. Compared to previous simulations, our system provides a larger parameter space, allowing for a more comprehensive exploration of physical properties. This work enhances our understanding of spinor dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8e2e1c0bb67a4d5ca9a57bd84f6a00352025-08-20T03:45:11ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Physics2399-36502025-06-01811710.1038/s42005-025-02112-2Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubitsYu Zhang0Jianwen Xu1Zhuang Ma2Wen Zheng3Dong Lan4Xinsheng Tan5Yang Yu6National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, Nanjing UniversityAbstract The Dirac equation elucidates fundamental physical principles and predicts significant physical phenomena. Its simulation further offers explanations for subsequent physics observations. We map the 3+1-dimensional Dirac equation onto the first excited manifold of four qubits to simulate the internal four-component spinor dynamics. Additionally, we simulate two intriguing and challenging-to-implement physical phenomena: the Zitterbewegung effect and the Sauter-Schwinger effect. Compared to previous simulations, our system provides a larger parameter space, allowing for a more comprehensive exploration of physical properties. This work enhances our understanding of spinor dynamics.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-02112-2 |
| spellingShingle | Yu Zhang Jianwen Xu Zhuang Ma Wen Zheng Dong Lan Xinsheng Tan Yang Yu Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits Communications Physics |
| title | Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits |
| title_full | Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits |
| title_fullStr | Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits |
| title_short | Experimental simulation of Dirac equation in superconducting qubits |
| title_sort | experimental simulation of dirac equation in superconducting qubits |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-02112-2 |
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