Simulating unsteady fluid flows on a superconducting quantum processor

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Main Authors: Meng, Zhaoyuan, Zhong, Jiarun, Xu, Shibo, Wang, Ke, Chen, Jiachen, Jin, Feitong, Zhu, Xuhao, Gao, Yu, Wu, Yaozu, Zhang, Chuanyu, Wang, Ning, Zou, Yiren, Zhang, Aosai, Cui, Zhengyi, Shen, Fanhao, Bao, Zehang, Zhu, Zitian, Tan, Ziqi, Li, Tingting, Zhang, Pengfei, Xiong, Shiying, Li, Hekang, Guo, Qiujiang, Wang, Zhen, Song, Chao, Wang, H., Yang, Yue
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author Meng, Zhaoyuan
Zhong, Jiarun
Xu, Shibo
Wang, Ke
Chen, Jiachen
Jin, Feitong
Zhu, Xuhao
Gao, Yu
Wu, Yaozu
Zhang, Chuanyu
Wang, Ning
Zou, Yiren
Zhang, Aosai
Cui, Zhengyi
Shen, Fanhao
Bao, Zehang
Zhu, Zitian
Tan, Ziqi
Li, Tingting
Zhang, Pengfei
Xiong, Shiying
Li, Hekang
Guo, Qiujiang
Wang, Zhen
Song, Chao
Wang, H.
Yang, Yue
author_facet Meng, Zhaoyuan
Zhong, Jiarun
Xu, Shibo
Wang, Ke
Chen, Jiachen
Jin, Feitong
Zhu, Xuhao
Gao, Yu
Wu, Yaozu
Zhang, Chuanyu
Wang, Ning
Zou, Yiren
Zhang, Aosai
Cui, Zhengyi
Shen, Fanhao
Bao, Zehang
Zhu, Zitian
Tan, Ziqi
Li, Tingting
Zhang, Pengfei
Xiong, Shiying
Li, Hekang
Guo, Qiujiang
Wang, Zhen
Song, Chao
Wang, H.
Yang, Yue
contents Recent advancements of intermediate-scale quantum processors have triggered tremendous interest in the exploration of practical quantum advantage. The simulation of fluid dynamics, a highly challenging problem in classical physics but vital for practical applications, emerges as a good candidate for showing quantum utility. Here, we report an experiment on the digital simulation of unsteady flows, which consists of quantum encoding, evolution, and detection of flow states, with a superconducting quantum processor. The quantum algorithm is based on the Hamiltonian simulation using the hydrodynamic formulation of the Schrödinger equation. With the median fidelities of 99.97% and 99.67% for parallel single- and two-qubit gates respectively, we simulate the dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) compressible diverging flow and a 2D decaying vortex with ten qubits. The experimental results well capture the temporal evolution of averaged density and momentum profiles, and qualitatively reproduce spatial flow fields with moderate noises. This work demonstrates the potential of quantum computing in simulating more complex flows, such as turbulence, for practical applications.
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spellingShingle Simulating unsteady fluid flows on a superconducting quantum processor
Meng, Zhaoyuan
Zhong, Jiarun
Xu, Shibo
Wang, Ke
Chen, Jiachen
Jin, Feitong
Zhu, Xuhao
Gao, Yu
Wu, Yaozu
Zhang, Chuanyu
Wang, Ning
Zou, Yiren
Zhang, Aosai
Cui, Zhengyi
Shen, Fanhao
Bao, Zehang
Zhu, Zitian
Tan, Ziqi
Li, Tingting
Zhang, Pengfei
Xiong, Shiying
Li, Hekang
Guo, Qiujiang
Wang, Zhen
Song, Chao
Wang, H.
Yang, Yue
Quantum Physics
Fluid Dynamics
Recent advancements of intermediate-scale quantum processors have triggered tremendous interest in the exploration of practical quantum advantage. The simulation of fluid dynamics, a highly challenging problem in classical physics but vital for practical applications, emerges as a good candidate for showing quantum utility. Here, we report an experiment on the digital simulation of unsteady flows, which consists of quantum encoding, evolution, and detection of flow states, with a superconducting quantum processor. The quantum algorithm is based on the Hamiltonian simulation using the hydrodynamic formulation of the Schrödinger equation. With the median fidelities of 99.97% and 99.67% for parallel single- and two-qubit gates respectively, we simulate the dynamics of a two-dimensional (2D) compressible diverging flow and a 2D decaying vortex with ten qubits. The experimental results well capture the temporal evolution of averaged density and momentum profiles, and qualitatively reproduce spatial flow fields with moderate noises. This work demonstrates the potential of quantum computing in simulating more complex flows, such as turbulence, for practical applications.
title Simulating unsteady fluid flows on a superconducting quantum processor
topic Quantum Physics
Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.15878