Stroboscopic Generation of Topological Protection
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Abstract
Trapped neutral atoms offer a powerful route to robust simulation of complex quantum systems. We present here a stroboscopic scheme for realization of a Hamiltonian with $n$-body interactions on a set of neutral atoms trapped in an addressable optical lattice, using only 1- and 2-body physical operations together with a dissipative mechanism that allows thermalization to finite temperature or cooling to the ground state. We demonstrate this scheme with application to the toric code Hamiltonian, ground states of which can be used to robustly store quantum information when coupled to a low temperature reservoir.
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Authors
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C. M. Herdman
University of California, Berkeley
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Kevin C. Young
University of California - Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley
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V. W. Scarola
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia Tech
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Mohan Sarovar
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley
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K. Birgitta Whaley
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, USA, University of California - Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley