Non-Abelian braiding of Majorana-like edge states and topological quantum computations in electric circuits

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Author: Ezawa, Motohiko
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 12.08.2020
• Subjects: Braid theory; Chains; Circuits; Computer simulation; Eigenvectors; Fermions; Lattices; Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics; Physics - Quantum Physics; Physics - Superconductivity; Quantum mechanics; Repair & maintenance; Topology
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1907.06911

Majorana fermions subject to the non-Abelian braid group are believed to be the basic ingredients of future topological quantum computations. In this work, we propose to simulate Majorana fermions of the Kitaev model in electric circuits based on the observation that the circuit Laplacian can be made identical to the Hamiltonian. A set of AC voltages along the chain plays a role of the wave function. We generate an arbitrary number of topological segments in a Kitaev chain. A pair of topological edge states emerge at the edges of a topological segment. Its wave function is observable by the position and the phase of a peak in impedance measurement. It is possible to braid any pair of neighboring edge states with the aid of T-junction geometry. By calculating the Berry phase acquired by their eigenfunctions, the braiding is shown to generate one-qubit and two-qubit unitary operations. We explicitly construct Clifford quantum gates based on them. We also present an operator formalism by regarding a topological edge state as a topological soliton intertwining the trivial segment and the topological segment. Our analysis shows that the electric-circuit approach can simulate the Majorana-fermion approach to topological quantum computations.