Classical criticality via quantum annealing.

ABSTRACT: Quantum annealing provides a powerful platform for simulating magnetic materials and realizing statistical physics models, presenting a compelling alternative to classical Monte Carlo methods. We demonstrate that quantum annealers can accurately reproduce phase diagrams and simulate critical phenomena without suffering from the critical slowing down that often affects classical algorithms. To illustrate this, we study the piled-up dominoes model, which interpolates between the ferromagnetic 2D Ising model and Villain's fully frustrated "odd model". We map out its phase diagram and employ finite-size scaling and Binder cumulants on a quantum annealer to study critical exponents for thermal phase transitions. Our method achieves systematic temperature control by tuning the energy scale of th

SUBMITTER: Sathe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12827436 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature