A quantum simulator mimics a real magnet ⚡ экспресс
Original: "One-to-one quantum simulation of a frustrated magnet with 256 qubits"
Scientists have made a quantum simulator precisely replicate the behavior of an exotic magnetic material.
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A swing for three never stops—someone is always hanging in mid-air. That’s a frustrated magnet too: its atoms dash about, unable to settle down. Physicists built a quantum copy of such a material from glowing atoms and saw what even supercomputers couldn’t calculate: after a snap, the system heats up and reaches equilibrium within picoseconds. Quantum simulators open the door to a world of materials beyond the reach of classical calculations.
🎯 The natural mineral Herbstite is a real frustrated magnet: when cooled, its magnetic moments flow like a liquid even though the crystal stays solid.