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We present substantially generalized and improved quantum algorithms over prior work for inhomogeneous linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODE). Specifically, we show how the norm of the matrix exponential characterizes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-15 Hari Krovi

While quantum computers are naturally well-suited to implementing linear operations, it is less clear how to implement nonlinear operations on quantum computers. However, nonlinear subroutines may prove key to a range of applications of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-16 Zoë Holmes , Nolan Coble , Andrew T. Sornborger , Yiğit Subaşı

Quantum algorithms offer an exponential advantage with respect to the number of dependent variables for solving certain nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). These algorithms typically begin by transforming the original…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-09 Judd Katz , Gopikrishnan Muraleedharan , Abhijeet Alase

Quantum algorithms are able to solve particular problems exponentially faster than conventional algorithms, when implemented on a quantum computer. However, all demonstrations to date have required already knowing the answer to construct…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-03-22 Xiao-Qi Zhou , Pruet Kalasuwan , Timothy C. Ralph , Jeremy L. O'Brien

We investigate quantum algorithms for classification, a fundamental problem in machine learning, with provable guarantees. Given $n$ $d$-dimensional data points, the state-of-the-art (and optimal) classical algorithm for training…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-05-28 Tongyang Li , Shouvanik Chakrabarti , Xiaodi Wu

We present an efficient, nearly optimal quantum algorithm for solving linear matrix differential equations, with applications to the simulation of open quantum systems and beyond. For unitary or dissipative dynamics, the algorithm computes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-18 Sophia Simon , Dominic W. Berry , Rolando D. Somma

Linear differential equations of arbitrary order with polynomial coefficients are considered. Specifically, necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of polynomial solutions of a given degree are obtained for these equations. An…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2011-09-27 H. Azad , A. Laradji , M. T. Mustafa

Many quantum algorithms can be analyzed in a query model to compute Boolean functions where input is given by a black box. As in the classical version of decision trees, different kinds of quantum query algorithms are possible: exact,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-03-24 Alina Dubrovska Vasilieva

If quantum states exhibit small nonlinearities during time evolution, then quantum computers can be used to solve NP-complete problems in polynomial time. We provide algorithms that solve NP-complete and #P oracle problems by exploiting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Daniel S. Abrams , Seth Lloyd

We present a classical algorithm to find approximate solutions to instances of quadratic unconstrained binary optimisation. The algorithm can be seen as an analogue of quantum annealing under the restriction of a product state space, where…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-14 Joseph Bowles , Alexandre Dauphin , Patrick Huembeli , José Martinez , Antonio Acín

Nonautonomous linear ordinary differential equations of the form $\dot{v}(t) = A(t)\, v(t)$, where $A(t)$ is non-skew-symmetric, are often used to describe nonunitary dynamics in a variety of fields that range from open quantum system…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Pouya Khazaei , Eitan Geva

The logarithm-determinant is an widely-present operation in many areas of physics and computer science. Derivatives of the logarithm-determinant compute physically relevant quantities in statistical physics models, quantum field theories,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-23 Thomas E. Baker , Jaimie A. Greasley

Quantum algorithm is an algorithm for solving mathematical problems using quantum systems encoded as information, which is found to outperform classical algorithms in some specific cases. The objective of this study is to develop a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-26 Theerapat Tansuwannont , Surachate Limkumnerd , Sujin Suwanna , Pruet Kalasuwan

This work studies quantum algorithms to solve high-dimensional stochastic differential equations (SDEs) $\mathrm{d} \mathbf{X}_t = A(t) \mathbf{X}_t \mathrm{d} t + B(t) \mathrm{d} \mathbf{W}_t$. Aiming for a speed-up in the dimension $N$ of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Koichi Miyamoto

We propose quantum algorithms, purely quantum in nature, for calculating the determinant and inverse of an $(N-1)\times (N-1)$ matrix (depth is $O(N^2\log N)$) which is a simple modification of the algorithm for calculating the determinant…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-02 Alexander I. Zenchuk , Georgii A. Bochkin , Wentao Qi , Asutosh Kumar , Junde Wu

Solving linear systems of equations is a frequently encountered problem in machine learning and optimisation. Given a matrix $A$ and a vector $\mathbf b$ the task is to find the vector $\mathbf x$ such that $A \mathbf x = \mathbf b$. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-02-07 Leonard Wossnig , Zhikuan Zhao , Anupam Prakash

This manuscript explores a variational quantum formulation for nonlinear elasticity problems arising from hyperelastic material models, targeting near term noisy intermediate scale quantum (NISQ) devices. The approach leverages the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Uditnarayan Kouskiya , Caglar Oskay

While quantum computing provides an exponential advantage in solving linear differential equations, there are relatively few quantum algorithms for solving nonlinear differential equations. In our work, based on the homotopy perturbation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-23 Cheng Xue , Yu-Chun Wu , Guo-Ping Guo

Linear equations play a pivotal role in many areas of science and engineering, making efficient solutions to linear systems highly desirable. The development of quantum algorithms for solving linear systems has been a significant…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-20 Nhat A. Nghiem

In contexts where relevant problems can easily attain configuration spaces of enormous sizes, solving Linear Differential Equations (LDEs) can become a hard achievement for classical computers; on the other hand, the rise of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-01-31 João H. Romeiro , Frederico Brito