Simulating a chiral gauge theory
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Laurens Lootens, Hersh Singh · arXiv: 2611.06880v1 · Summary page
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Making a chiral gauge theory computable
Chiral gauge theories, in which opposite-handed particles interact differently, underpin the Standard Model but are notoriously difficult to simulate nonperturbatively. A new preprint constructs a gauge-invariant lattice formulation for abelian chiral theories in a reduced-dimensional setting, using finite-state quantum units called qudits. The construction preserves the relevant chiral symmetry and its anomaly in a discrete form, while anomaly cancellation allows the gauge constraints to be solved exactly.
The authors then use infinite matrix product states to simulate a canonical example, finding excellent agreement with analytic predictions for its low-energy behavior. The attraction extends to quantum computing: a finite local state space and explicitly solved constraints offer a practical route to calculations on both classical and quantum machines. This is not yet a simulation of the Standard Model, but it tackles a structural obstacle shared by much more ambitious theories.
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