Scientists have simulated the end of the world using a quantum computer

A team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has used a quantum computer to simulate the end of the world for the first time. A 5,564-qubit quantum annealer was used to study false vacuum decay that potentially threatens the existence of the universe.

According to one hypothesis, the cosmic vacuum may be unstable. If the Higgs field is in a metastable state, it can suddenly collapse, forming a "bubble" of true vacuum that will expand at the speed of light, destroying everything in its path, Nature Physics reports.

Scientists emphasize that the results of the practical experiment coincided with theoretical predictions. The simulations conducted as part of the study successfully demonstrated the creation of particles in the expanding Universe.

Scientists were able to observe how the bubbles of a "real" vacuum form and interact.

According to experts, the Higgs field will be stable for trillions of years. However, such a study opens up new possibilities for quantum computing and cosmology, the researchers say.

This work also offers a method for studying the dynamics of the false vacuum of large quantum systems in quantum annealers, experts say.

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