arXiv:2005.02415 · Physical Review Research

Geometry of complexity in conformal field theory

Mario Flory, Michał P. Heller

Published Dec 30, 2020• 74 citations

Abstract

The paper addresses the problem of hardness of state preparation in quantum systems looking the same at all scales, and connects it with mathematical language and phenomena known from the nonlinear physics of waves.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevresearch.2.043438

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