TY - JOUR
T1 - Cold-atom quantum simulator for SU(2) yang-mills lattice gauge theory
AU - Zohar, Erez
AU - Cirac, J. Ignacio
AU - Reznik, Benni
PY - 2013/3/21
Y1 - 2013/3/21
N2 - Non-Abelian gauge theories play an important role in the standard model of particle physics, and unfold a partially unexplored world of exciting physical phenomena. In this Letter, we suggest a realization of a non-Abelian lattice gauge theory - SU(2) Yang-Mills in (1+1) dimensions, using ultracold atoms. Remarkably, and in contrast to previous proposals, in our model gauge invariance is a direct consequence of angular momentum conservation and thus is fundamental and robust. Our proposal may serve as well as a starting point for higher-dimensional realizations.
AB - Non-Abelian gauge theories play an important role in the standard model of particle physics, and unfold a partially unexplored world of exciting physical phenomena. In this Letter, we suggest a realization of a non-Abelian lattice gauge theory - SU(2) Yang-Mills in (1+1) dimensions, using ultracold atoms. Remarkably, and in contrast to previous proposals, in our model gauge invariance is a direct consequence of angular momentum conservation and thus is fundamental and robust. Our proposal may serve as well as a starting point for higher-dimensional realizations.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875455629&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.125304
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.125304
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AN - SCOPUS:84875455629
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 110
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
IS - 12
M1 - 125304
ER -