Condensed Matter Seminar- “The limits of braiding” with Dr. Eric Mascot
Physics Seminar
February 29, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location
SES 2214
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Download iCal FileMajorana zero modes have been celebrated as a promising avenue for achieving topologically protected quantum computing. However, doubts persist regarding their practical viability. To address this, numerical simulations become essential for assessing their real-world potential. A novel method [1] has simplified such simulations and drastically reduced the computational cost. This study focuses on a comprehensive investigation on the impact of factors such as disorder, electrostatic noise, low-lying sub-gap states, dissipation, and particle number conservation, to elucidate the limitations of a topological quantum computer. In this talk, we will present the current progress of these simulations.
[1] Eric Mascot, Themba Hodge, Dan Crawford, Jasmin Bedow, Dirk K. Morr, and Stephan Rachel. Many-Body Majorana Braiding without an Exponential Hilbert Space. Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 176601 (2023).
Date posted
Feb 15, 2024
Date updated
Feb 21, 2024