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Randomized algorithms are crucial subroutines in quantum computing, but the requirement to execute many types of circuits on a real quantum device has been challenging to their extensive implementation. In this study, we propose an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-23 Shu Kanno , Ikko Hamamura , Rudy Raymond , Qi Gao , Naoki Yamamoto

We present a quantum algorithm for systems of (possibly inhomogeneous) linear ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients. The algorithm produces a quantum state that is proportional to the solution at a desired final time.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-07 Dominic W. Berry , Andrew M. Childs , Aaron Ostrander , Guoming Wang

Simulating time evolution of generic quantum many-body systems using classical numerical approaches has an exponentially growing cost either with evolution time or with the system size. In this work, we present a polynomially scaling hybrid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-18 Nikita Astrakhantsev , Sheng-Hsuan Lin , Frank Pollmann , Adam Smith

Over the last century, a large number of physical and mathematical developments paired with rapidly advancing technology have allowed the field of quantum chemistry to advance dramatically. However, the lack of computationally efficient…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-03-08 James D. Whitfield , Jacob Biamonte , Alán Aspuru-Guzik

The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) applies two Hamiltonians to a quantum system in alternation. The original goal of the algorithm was to drive the system close to the ground state of one of the Hamiltonians. This paper…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-12-31 Seth Lloyd

We introduce a randomized algorithm based on qDrift to compute Hamiltonian dynamics on digital quantum computers. We frame it as physDrift because conservation laws in physics are obeyed during evolution of arbitrary quantum states.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-18 Songqinghao Yang

Molecular dynamics simulations use statistical mechanics at the atomistic scale to enable both the elucidation of fundamental mechanisms and the engineering of matter for desired tasks. The behavior of molecular systems at the microscale is…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-12-25 Wujie Wang , Simon Axelrod , Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli

Unitary evolution under a time dependent Hamiltonian is a key component of simulation on quantum hardware. Synthesizing the corresponding quantum circuit is typically done by breaking the evolution into small time steps, also known as…

We propose a technique for design of quantum Fourier transforms, and ensuing quantum algorithms, in a single interaction step by engineered Hamiltonians of circulant symmetry. The method uses adiabatic evolution and is robust against…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-07 B. T. Torosov , N. V. Vitanov

Quantum simulation uses a well-known quantum system to predict the behavior of another quantum system. Certain limitations in this technique arise, however, when applied to specific problems, as we demonstrate with a theoretical and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Kenneth R. Brown , Robert J. Clark , Isaac L. Chuang

We present a quantum algorithm for simulating rovibrational Hamiltonians on fault-tolerant quantum computers. The method integrates exact curvilinear kinetic energy operators and general-form potential energy surfaces expressed in a hybrid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Michał Szczepanik , Ákos Nagy , Emil Żak

Quantum optomechanics describes the interaction between a confined field and a fluctuating wall due to radiation pressure. The dynamics of this system is typically understood using perturbation theory up to second order in the small…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-03 Alessandro Ferreri , Vincenzo Macrì , Yoshihiko Hasegawa , David Edward Bruschi

Recent works have shown that quantum computers can polynomially speed up certain SAT-solving algorithms even when the number of available qubits is significantly smaller than the number of variables. Here we generalise this approach. We…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-19 Yimin Ge , Vedran Dunjko

Recent progress in the development of quantum technologies has enabled the direct investigation of dynamics of increasingly complex quantum many-body systems. This motivates the study of the complexity of classical algorithms for this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-12 Dominik S. Wild , Álvaro M. Alhambra

The study of real time dynamics of nuclear systems is of great importance to provide theoretical predictions of cross sections relevant for both terrestrial experiments as well as applications in astrophysics. First principles simulations…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-10 Luca Spagnoli , Chiara Lissoni , Alessandro Roggero

A quantum system will stay near its instantaneous ground state if the Hamiltonian that governs its evolution varies slowly enough. This quantum adiabatic behavior is the basis of a new class of algorithms for quantum computing. We test one…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Edward Farhi , Jeffrey Goldstone , Sam Gutmann , Joshua Lapan , Andrew Lundgren , Daniel Preda

We investigate the power of quantum computers when they are required to return an answer that is guaranteed to be correct after a time that is upper-bounded by a polynomial in the worst case. We show that a natural generalization of Simon's…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-04 Gilles Brassard , Peter Hoyer

Quantum algorithms for Hamiltonian simulation and linear differential equations more generally have provided promising exponential speed-ups over classical computers on a set of problems with high real-world interest. However, extending…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-14 Noah Brüstle , Nathan Wiebe

Path integral-based simulation methodologies play a crucial role for the investigation of nuclear quantum effects by means of computer simulations. However, these techniques are significantly more demanding than corresponding classical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-01-17 Karsten Kreis , Kurt Kremer , Raffaello Potestio , Mark E. Tuckerman

We present two quantum algorithms based on evolution randomization, a simple variant of adiabatic quantum computing, to prepare a quantum state $\vert x \rangle$ that is proportional to the solution of the system of linear equations $A…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-20 Yigit Subasi , Rolando D. Somma , Davide Orsucci