Buluta Iulia, Nori Franco
Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan.
Science. 2009 Oct 2;326(5949):108-11. doi: 10.1126/science.1177838.
Quantum simulators are controllable quantum systems that can be used to simulate other quantum systems. Being able to tackle problems that are intractable on classical computers, quantum simulators would provide a means of exploring new physical phenomena. We present an overview of how quantum simulators may become a reality in the near future as the required technologies are now within reach. Quantum simulators, relying on the coherent control of neutral atoms, ions, photons, or electrons, would allow studying problems in various fields including condensed-matter physics, high-energy physics, cosmology, atomic physics, and quantum chemistry.
量子模拟器是一种可控量子系统，可用于模拟其他量子系统。由于能够解决经典计算机难以处理的问题，量子模拟器将提供一种探索新物理现象的手段。我们概述了随着所需技术现已触手可及，量子模拟器如何在不久的将来成为现实。依赖于对中性原子、离子、光子或电子的相干控制的量子模拟器，将允许研究包括凝聚态物理、高能物理、宇宙学、原子物理和量子化学在内的各个领域的问题。
