Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the fundamental particles and forces that shape the universe.

A team from the University of Innsbruck in Austria and the Institute for Quantum Computing in Canada has successfully used quantum computers to simulate particle interactions more effectively than ever before.

The research introduces a new approach using qudits, which can store more information than traditional qubits.

With this technology, the team built a quantum computer capable of simulating a full quantum field theory in two dimensions, a significant improvement over previous efforts.

The simulations even revealed the formation of magnetic fields between particles, something not seen in earlier one-dimensional studies.

Researchers believe this advancement could lead to even more complex simulations, including three-dimensional particle interactions and insights into the strong nuclear force.

Physicist Martin Ringbauer describes the development as just the beginning, highlighting the potential of quantum computers to answer some of the biggest mysteries in physics.