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Towards a Quantum Simulation of Nonlinear Sigma Models with a Topological Term
Jack Y. Araz, Sebastian Schenk, Michael Spannowsky
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We determine the mass gap of a two-dimensional O(3) nonlinear sigma model augmented with a topological θ-term using tensor network and digital quantum algorithms. As proof of principle, we consider the example θ= π and study its critical behaviour on a quantum simulator by examining the entanglement entropy of the ground state. We confirm that the quantum theory is massless in the strong-coupling regime, in agreement with analytical results. However, we also highlight the limitations of current quantum algorithms, designed for noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices, in the theory simulation at weak coupling. Finally, we compare the performance of our quantum algorithms to classical tensor network methods.
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