Quantum simulation of the wavefunction to probe frustrated Heisenberg spin systems

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 399-405

  Ma, Xiao Song ^a,b   Dakic, Borivoje ^b   Naylor, William ^a,b   Zeilinger, Anton ^a,b,c   Walther, Philip ^a,b  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c University of Vienna Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; QUANTUM OPTICS; SPIN DYNAMICS;

COMPLEX QUANTUM SYSTEMS; CONTROLLABLE QUANTUM SYSTEM; ENTANGLEMENT DYNAMICS; GROUND-STATE ENERGIES; HEISENBERG SPIN SYSTEMS; QUANTUM CORRELATIONS; QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES; RESONATING VALENCE BOND STATE;

QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT;

EID: 79955650468     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1919     Document Type: Article

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