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Continuous-time noise mitigation in analogue quantum simulation

Quantum Physics 2026-01-12 v1

Abstract

Analogue quantum simulators offer a promising route to explore quantum many-body dynamics beyond classical reach in the near term. However, their vulnerability to noise limits the accuracy of simulations. Here, we establish a new framework for mitigating noise in analogue quantum simulation, operating in a time-continuous manner. To our knowledge, this is the first protocol that is fully analogue and that achieves exact noise cancellation. Our method requires a small number of ancillary qubits, whose interaction with the system-combined with classical post-processing of joint measurement data-is tailored to cancel the effect of noise. Furthermore, the protocol is Hamiltonian-independent, robust to realistic ancilla noise, and avoids any discretization, preserving the continuous-time nature of the system's dynamics. This work opens a new direction for achieving high-fidelity analogue quantum simulation in the presence of noise.

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@article{arxiv.2601.05952,
  title  = {Continuous-time noise mitigation in analogue quantum simulation},
  author = {Gabriele Bressanini and Yue Ma and Hyukjoon Kwon and M. S. Kim},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.05952},
  year   = {2026}
}
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