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Feynman diagrams versus Fermi-gas Feynman emulator
Precise understanding of strongly interacting fermions, from electrons in
modern materials to nuclear matter, presents a major goal in modern physics.
However, the theoretical description of interacting Fermi systems is usually
plagued by the intricate quantum statistics at play. Here we present a
cross-validation between a new theoretical approach, Bold Diagrammatic Monte
Carlo (BDMC), and precision experiments on ultra-cold atoms. Specifically, we
compute and measure with unprecedented accuracy the normal-state equation of
state of the unitary gas, a prototypical example of a strongly correlated
fermionic system. Excellent agreement demonstrates that a series of Feynman
diagrams can be controllably resummed in a non-perturbative regime using BDMC.
This opens the door to the solution of some of the most challenging problems
across many areas of physics