Hep-Lat, short for High Energy Physics – Lattice, explores the fundamental forces of nature by simulating particle interactions on a digital grid. Instead of relying solely on abstract equations, researchers in this field use powerful computers to model how quarks and gluons bind together, offering deep insights into the structure of matter that are often impossible to derive analytically.

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Efficient Truncations of SU(NcN_c) Lattice Gauge Theory for Quantum Simulation

This paper introduces a reformulated electric basis and a local Krylov subspace truncation strategy for pure SU(NcN_c) lattice gauge theories, demonstrating that these efficient Hamiltonians remain consistent with traditional calculations at small couplings while reducing the computational resources required for quantum time evolution by 17–19 orders of magnitude.

Anthony N. Ciavarella, I. M. Burbano, Christian W. Bauer2026-02-19⚛️ hep-lat

Giant bubbles of Fisher zeros in the quantum XY chain

This paper utilizes thermofield dynamics and the correspondence between low-energy excitations and Fisher zeros to analyze the quantum XY chain, revealing that "giant bubbles" of Fisher zeros near the gapless XX limit provide a characteristic energy scale that contradicts standard Luttinger liquid theory and links spectral weight transfer to unconventional gap behaviors.

Songtai Lv, Yang Liu, Erhai Zhao, Haiyuan Zou, Tao Xiang2026-02-19⚛️ hep-lat

Real-time collisions of fractional charges in a trapped-ion Jackiw-Rebbi field theory

This paper proposes and analyzes a trapped-ion quantum simulator for the Jackiw-Rebbi model that investigates the real-time dynamics of fractional charges by incorporating fermionic back-reaction and quantum fluctuations, revealing how these effects influence kink localization and scattering beyond fixed-background approximations.

Alan Kahan, Pablo Viñas, Torsten V. Zache, Alejandro Bermudez2026-02-18⚛️ hep-lat