The magic of top quarks, by Chris D. White, Martin J. White
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SciPost Physics Proceedings Home Authoring Refereeing Submit a manuscript About The magic of top quarks Chris D. White, Martin J. White SciPost Phys. Proc. 18, 017 (2026) · published 29 January 2026 doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.18.017 pdf BiBTeX RIS Submissions/Reports Proceedings event The 17th International Workshop on Top Quark Physics Abstract In recent years, there has been increasing collaboration between the fields of quantum computing and high energy physics, including using LHC processes such as top (anti-)quark pair production to perform high energy tests of quantum entanglement. In this proceeding, I will review another interesting property from quantum computing ("magic"), that is needed to make quantum computers with genuine computational advantage over their classical counterparts. How to make and enhance magic in general quantum systems is an open question, such that new insights are always useful. To this end, we will show that the LHC naturally produces magic top quarks, providing a novel playground for further study in this area. × TY - JOURPB - SciPost FoundationDO - 10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.18.017TI - The magic of top quarksPY - 2026/01/29UR - https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysProc.18.017JF - SciPost Physics ProceedingsJA - SciPost Phys. Proc.VL - IS - 18SP - 017A1 - White, Chris D.AU - White, Martin J.AB - In recent years, there has been increasing collaboration between the fields of quantum computing and high energy physics, including using LHC processes such as top (anti-)quark pair production to perform high energy tests of quantum entanglement. In this proceeding, I will review another interesting property from quantum computing ("magic"), that is needed to make quantum computers with genuine computational advantage over their classical counterparts. How to make and enhance magic in general quantum systems is an open question, such that new insights are always useful. To this end, we will show that the LHC naturally produces magic top quarks, providing a novel playground for further study in this area.ER - × @Article{10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.18.017, title={{The magic of top quarks}}, author={Chris D. White and Martin J. White}, journal={SciPost Phys. Proc.}, pages={017}, year={2026}, publisher={SciPost}, doi={10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.18.017}, url={https://scipost.org/10.21468/SciPostPhysProc.18.017},} Authors / Affiliations: mappings to Contributors and Organizations See all Organizations. 1 Chris D. White, 2 Martin J. White 1 Queen Mary University of London [QMUL] 2 University of Adelaide Funders for the research work leading to this publication Australian Research Council [ARC] Science and Technology Facilities Council [STFC]