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ArticleCommunications physics2026

A universal framework for the quantum simulation of Yang-Mills theory.

Jad C Halimeh, Masanori Hanada, Shunji Matsuura, Franco Nori, Enrico Rinaldi, Andreas Schäfer

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Article in Communications physics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jad C HalimehMax Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany.
Masanori HanadaSchool of Mathematical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road, London, United Kingdom.
Shunji MatsuuraInterdisciplinary Theoretical & Mathematical Science Program (iTHEMS) RIKEN, Wako, Saitama Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2424-5278
Franco NoriCenter for Quantum Computing (RQC), RIKEN, Wako, Saitama Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3682-7432
Enrico RinaldiInterdisciplinary Theoretical & Mathematical Science Program (iTHEMS) RIKEN, Wako, Saitama Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4134-809X
Andreas SchäferInstitute of Theoretical Physics, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1171-0078

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Abstract

Quantum computers promise to simulate complex quantum field theories that are intractable for classical computers, potentially revealing new physics in strongly interacting systems. Current approaches for simulating Yang-Mills gauge theories face significant technical barriers due to complex group structures and complicated truncation schemes that vary drastically between different theories. Here we show that the orbifold lattice formulation provides a universal framework for quantum simulation of Yang-Mills theories with arbitrary gauge groups and dimensions. Our approach reduces all theories to the same simple Hamiltonian form, enabling implementation with standard quantum gates regardless of system complexity. We demonstrate explicit quantum circuits using only controlled-NOT and single-qubit operations, with concrete resource estimates for time evolution algorithms. This universal framework simplifies quantum simulation of gauge theories and enables systematic scaling to larger systems on fault-tolerant quantum computers.

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PMID41728133
PMCPMC12916482

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