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Quantum computation offers potential exponential speedups for simulating certain physical systems, but its application to nonlinear dynamics is inherently constrained by the requirement of unitary evolution. We propose the quantum Koopman…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-30 Baoyang Zhang , Zhen Lu , Yaomin Zhao , Yue Yang

We introduce a combined molecular dynamics (MD) and quantum trajectories (QT) code to simulate the effects of near-resonant optical fields on state-vector evolution and particle motion in a collisional system. In contrast to collisionless…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-02-05 G. M. Gorman , T. K. Langin , M. K. Warrens , D. Vrinceanu , T. C. Killian

The nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLSE) is a fundamental model that describes diverse complex phenomena in nature. However, simulating the NLSE on a quantum computer is inherently challenging due to the presence of the nonlinear term.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-17 Kaiwen Weng , Zhaoyuan Meng , Guohui Hu

We describe a simple, efficient method for simulating Hamiltonian dynamics on a quantum computer by approximating the truncated Taylor series of the evolution operator. Our method can simulate the time evolution of a wide variety of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-06 Dominic W. Berry , Andrew M. Childs , Richard Cleve , Robin Kothari , Rolando D. Somma

Quantum imaginary time evolution (QITE) is one of the promising candidates for finding eigenvalues and eigenstates of a Hamiltonian. However, the original QITE proposal [Nat. Phys. 16, 205-210 (2020)], which approximates the imaginary time…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-27 Yifei Huang , Yuguo Shao , Weiluo Ren , Jinzhao Sun , Dingshun Lv

The simulation of quantum dynamics on a digital quantum computer with parameterized circuits has widespread applications in fundamental and applied physics and chemistry. In this context, using the hybrid quantum-classical algorithm,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 Tangyou Huang , Yongcheng Ding , Léonce Dupays , Yue Ban , Man-Hong Yung , Adolfo del Campo , Xi Chen

We present several improvements to the standard Trotter-Suzuki based algorithms used in the simulation of quantum chemistry on a quantum computer. First, we modify how Jordan-Wigner transformations are implemented to reduce their cost from…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-12-15 M. B. Hastings , D. Wecker , B. Bauer , M. Troyer

The description of quantum many-body dynamics is extremely challenging on classical computers, as it can involve many degrees of freedom. On the other hand, the time evolution of quantum states is a natural application for quantum computers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-20 Ronen Weiss , Alessandro Baroni , Joseph Carlson , Ionel Stetcu

Calculating the observable properties of chemical systems is often classically intractable and is widely viewed as a promising application of quantum information processing. Yet one of the most common and important chemical systems in…

Quantum Fourier transform (QFT) is a widely used building block for quantum algorithms, whose scalable implementation is challenging in experiments. Here, we propose a protocol of quadratic quantum Fourier transform (QQFT), considering cold…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-11-02 Pei Wang , Zhijuan Huang , Xingze Qiu , Xiaopeng Li

The ability to perform ab initio molecular dynamics simulations using potential energies calculated on quantum computers would allow virtually exact dynamics for chemical and biochemical systems, with substantial impacts on the fields of…

We compare recently proposed methods to compute the electronic state energies of the water molecule on a quantum computer. The methods include the phase estimation algorithm based on Trotter decomposition, the phase estimation algorithm…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-24 Teng Bian , Daniel Murphy , Rongxin Xia , Ammar Daskin , Sabre Kais

Optimally-shaped electromagnetic fields have the capacity to coherently control the dynamics of quantum systems and thus offer a promising means for controlling molecular transformations relevant to chemical, biological, and materials…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-08 Alicia B. Magann , Matthew D. Grace , Herschel A. Rabitz , Mohan Sarovar

Simulations of quantum chemistry and quantum materials are believed to be among the most important potential applications of quantum information processors, but realizing practical quantum advantage for such problems is challenging. Here,…

Simulations of chemical dynamics are a powerful means for understanding chemistry. However, classical computers struggle to simulate many chemical processes, especially non-adiabatic ones, where the Born-Oppenheimer approximation breaks…

Quantum computational fluid dynamics (QCFD) offers a promising alternative to classical computational fluid dynamics (CFD) by leveraging quantum algorithms for higher efficiency. This paper introduces a comprehensive QCFD method, including…

In computational molecular science, calculation of electrostatic interactions involving charged atoms - the strongest interactions in condensed phases, is a major bottleneck. We propose a quantum-classical algorithm for fast, yet, accurate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-18 Mansur Ziiatdinov , Igor Novikov , Farid Ablayev , Valeri Barsegov

The theoretical investigation of non-adiabatic processes is hampered by the complexity of the coupled electron-nuclear dynamics beyond the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Classically, the simulation of such reactions is limited by the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-01-06 Pauline J. Ollitrault , Guglielmo Mazzola , Ivano Tavernelli

An accurate description of electron transport at a molecular level requires a precise treatment of quantum effects. These effects play a crucial role in determining the electron transport properties of single molecules, such as…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-18 Soran Jahangiri , Juan Miguel Arrazola , Alain Delgado