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We study different aspects the worldline path integrals with gauge fields using quantum computing. We use the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) and Evolution of Hamiltonian (EOH) quantum algorithms and IBM QISKit to perform our…

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Quantum tunneling is mostly discussed in the Euclidean path integral formalism using instantons. On the other hand, it is difficult to understand quantum tunneling based on the real-time path integral due to its oscillatory nature, which…

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We present a global optimization routine for the variational quantum algorithms, which utilizes the dynamic tunneling flow. Originally designed to leverage information gathered by a gradient-based optimizer around local minima, we adapt the…

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Universal quantum computers are potentially an ideal setting for simulating many-body quantum dynamics that is out of reach for classical digital computers. We use state-of-the-art IBM quantum computers to study paradigmatic examples of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-17 Adam Smith , M. S. Kim , Frank Pollmann , Johannes Knolle

We reformulate the full quantum dynamics of spin systems using a phase space representation based on SU(2) coherent states which generates an exact mapping of the dynamics of any spin system onto a set of stochastic differential equations.…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2013-10-10 Ray Ng , Piotr Deuar , Erik Sorensen

Quantum walks constitute a rich area of quantum information science, where multipartite entanglement plays a central role in the dynamics and scalability of quantum advantage over classical simulators. In this work, we study the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Emil K. F. Donkersloot , René Sondenheimer , Jan Sperling

This study employed an artificial intelligence-enhanced molecular simulation framework to enable efficient Path Integral Molecular Dynamics (PIMD) simulations. Owing to its modular architecture and high-throughput capabilities, the…

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The ability to generate bipartite entanglement in quantum computing technologies is widely regarded as pivotal. However, the role of genuinely multipartite entanglement is much less understood than bipartite entanglement, particularly in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-24 Gopal Chandra Santra , Sudipto Singha Roy , Daniel J. Egger , Philipp Hauke

We report recent progress in computer simulations of quantum systems described in the path-integral formulation. For the example of the $\phi^4$ quantum chain we show that the accuracy of the simulation may greatly be enhanced by a…

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We provide a new paradigm for quantum simulation that is based on path integration that allows quantum speedups to be observed for problems that are more naturally expressed using the path integral formalism rather than the conventional…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-15 Serene Shum , Nathan Wiebe

An efficient Path Integral Monte Carlo procedure is proposed to simulate the behavior of quantum many-body dissipative systems described within the framework of the influence functional. Thermodynamic observables are obtained by Monte Carlo…

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Optimal control theory is a versatile tool that presents a route to significantly improving figures of merit for quantum information tasks. We combine it here with the geometric theory for local equivalence classes of two-qubit operations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-19 M. M. Müller , D. M. Reich , M. Murphy , H. Yuan , J. Vala , K. B. Whaley , T. Calarco , C. P. Koch

As the realization of a fully operational quantum computer remains distant, quantum simulation, whereby one quantum system is engineered to simulate another, becomes a key goal of great practical importance. Here we report on a variational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-04-03 Sean Barrett , Klemens Hammerer , Sarah Harrison , Tracy E. Northup , Tobias J. Osborne

Quantum annealing provides a way of solving optimization problems by encoding them as Ising spin models which are implemented using physical qubits. The solution of the optimization problem then corresponds to the ground state of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-10-16 Nicholas Chancellor , Stefan Zohren , Paul A. Warburton

This paper explores the use of quantum computing, specifically the use of HHL and VQLS algorithms, to solve optimal power flow problem in electrical grids. We investigate the effectiveness of these quantum algorithms in comparison to…

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The phase estimation algorithm is a powerful quantum algorithm with applications in cryptography, number theory, and simulation of quantum systems. We use this algorithm to simulate the time evolution of a system of two spin-1/2 particles…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-05-12 Scott Johnstun , Jean-François Van Huele

We explore the near-term intersection of quantum computing with the transport sector. To support near-term integration, we introduce a framework for assessing the suitability of transport optimization problems for obtaining potential…

We present a hybrid Path Integral Monte Carlo (hPIMC) algorithm to calculate real-time quantum thermal correlation functions and demonstrate its application to open quantum systems. The hPIMC algorithm leverages the successes of classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-12 Elliot C. Eklund , Nandini Ananth

The quantum nature of nuclei plays an important role in the accurate modelling of light atoms such as hydrogen, but it is often neglected in simulations due to the high computational overhead involved. It has recently been shown that…

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