Fast quantum algorithm for differential equations

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Autori principali: Bagherimehrab, Mohsen, Nakaji, Kouhei, Wiebe, Nathan, Brennen, Gavin K., Sanders, Barry C., Aspuru-Guzik, Alán
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Pubblicazione: 2023
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author Bagherimehrab, Mohsen
Nakaji, Kouhei
Wiebe, Nathan
Brennen, Gavin K.
Sanders, Barry C.
Aspuru-Guzik, Alán
author_facet Bagherimehrab, Mohsen
Nakaji, Kouhei
Wiebe, Nathan
Brennen, Gavin K.
Sanders, Barry C.
Aspuru-Guzik, Alán
contents Partial differential equations (PDEs) are ubiquitous in science and engineering. Prior quantum algorithms for solving the system of linear algebraic equations obtained from discretizing a PDE have a computational complexity that scales at least linearly with the condition number $κ$ of the matrices involved in the computation. For many practical applications, $κ$ scales polynomially with the size $N$ of the matrices, rendering a polynomial complexity in $N$ for these algorithms. Here we present a quantum algorithm with a complexity that is polylogarithmic in $N$ but is independent of $κ$ for a large class of PDEs. Our algorithm generates a quantum state from which features of the solution can be extracted. Central to our methodology is using a wavelet basis as an auxiliary system of coordinates in which the condition number of associated matrices becomes independent of $N$ by a simple diagonal preconditioner. We present numerical simulations showing the effect of the wavelet preconditioner for several differential equations. Our work could provide a practical way to boost the performance of quantum simulation algorithms where standard methods are used for discretization.
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spellingShingle Fast quantum algorithm for differential equations
Bagherimehrab, Mohsen
Nakaji, Kouhei
Wiebe, Nathan
Brennen, Gavin K.
Sanders, Barry C.
Aspuru-Guzik, Alán
Quantum Physics
Computational Complexity
Data Structures and Algorithms
Partial differential equations (PDEs) are ubiquitous in science and engineering. Prior quantum algorithms for solving the system of linear algebraic equations obtained from discretizing a PDE have a computational complexity that scales at least linearly with the condition number $κ$ of the matrices involved in the computation. For many practical applications, $κ$ scales polynomially with the size $N$ of the matrices, rendering a polynomial complexity in $N$ for these algorithms. Here we present a quantum algorithm with a complexity that is polylogarithmic in $N$ but is independent of $κ$ for a large class of PDEs. Our algorithm generates a quantum state from which features of the solution can be extracted. Central to our methodology is using a wavelet basis as an auxiliary system of coordinates in which the condition number of associated matrices becomes independent of $N$ by a simple diagonal preconditioner. We present numerical simulations showing the effect of the wavelet preconditioner for several differential equations. Our work could provide a practical way to boost the performance of quantum simulation algorithms where standard methods are used for discretization.
title Fast quantum algorithm for differential equations
topic Quantum Physics
Computational Complexity
Data Structures and Algorithms
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.11802