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A quantum state transfer protocol with Ising Hamiltonians

Quantum Physics 2026-01-13 v2

Abstract

Quantum state transfer is a fundamental requirement for scalable quantum computation, where fast and reliable communication between distant subsystems is essential. In this work, we present a protocol for quantum state transfer in linear Ising chains. Starting from a perfect state transfer scheme via a Heisenberg Hamiltonian with inhomogeneous couplings, we adapt it for architectures implementing the transverse-field Ising model by encoding the information in domain walls. The resulting linear Ising chain makes quantum transport experiments accessible to many platforms for analog quantum simulation. We test the protocol for 1-, 2-, and 3- spin states, obtaining high transfer fidelities of up to 0.99 and study the accuracy dependence on the domain wall approximation. These results are the first step in paving the way for an experimental implementation of the protocol.

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@article{arxiv.2510.07481,
  title  = {A quantum state transfer protocol with Ising Hamiltonians},
  author = {Oscar Michel and Matthias Werner and Arnau Riera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.07481},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

13 pages, 7 figures; added a single-step protocol, fixing typos

R2 v1 2026-07-01T06:25:05.226Z