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He, Ran and Ai, Ming-Zhong and Cui, Jin-Ming and Huang, Yun-Feng and Han, Yong-Jian and Li, Chuan-Feng and Guo, Guang-Can and Sierra, G. and Creffield, Charles E. (2021) Riemann zeros from Floquet engineering a trapped-ion qubit. NPJ quantum information, 7 (1). ISSN 2056-6387
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41534-021-00446-7
Abstract
The non-trivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function are central objects in number theory. In particular, they enable one to reproduce the prime numbers. They have also attracted the attention of physicists working in random matrix theory and quantum chaos for decades. Here we present an experimental observation of the lowest non-trivial Riemann zeros by using a trapped-ion qubit in a Paul trap, periodically driven with microwave fields. The waveform of the driving is engineered such that the dynamics of the ion is frozen when the driving parameters coincide with a zero of the real component of the zeta function. Scanning over the driving amplitude thus enables the locations of the Riemann zeros to be measured experimentally to a high degree of accuracy, providing a physical embodiment of these fascinating mathematical objects in the quantum realm.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2021 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Quantum science; Technology; Physics; Applied physics; Atomic; Molecular; Chemical; Condensed matter |
Subjects: | Sciences > Physics > Materials Sciences > Physics > Solid state physics |
ID Code: | 67409 |
Deposited On: | 31 Aug 2021 11:04 |
Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2021 06:44 |
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