Coherent Quantum Evaluation of Collider Amplitudes for Effective Field Theory Constraints
Abstract
Precision measurements at electron-positron colliders provide stringent tests of the Standard Model and powerful probes of possible higher-dimensional interactions. We present a hybrid quantum-classical framework for computing leading-order helicity amplitudes for scattering on gate-based quantum hardware and using the resulting cross sections to constrain both Standard Model couplings and effective field theory operators. In our approach, external kinematics are encoded into single-qubit Weyl spinors, and full helicity amplitudes are reconstructed by coherently combining diagrammatic contributions within a single quantum circuit. Classical post-processing yields physical amplitudes and differential cross sections that can be directly compared with collider data. As a proof of concept, we compute unpolarised angular distributions and perform binned likelihood fits to precision electron-positron measurements. The extracted bounds are statistically consistent with Standard Model expectations, demonstrating that quantum-assisted amplitude evaluation can interface directly with phenomenological analyses and experimental data. This work establishes a concrete pathway toward applying quantum computing to precision collider physics and effective field theory studies.
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@article{arxiv.2602.21311,
title = {Coherent Quantum Evaluation of Collider Amplitudes for Effective Field Theory Constraints},
author = {Yacine Haddad and Kaidi Xu and Vincent Croft and Jad C. Halimeh and Michele Grossi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.21311},
year = {2026}
}