Quantum Simulation of Dynamical Transition Rates in Open Quantum Systems

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Autores principales: Christie, Robson, Baek, Kyunghyun, Bang, Jeongho, Joo, Jaewoo
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Publicado: 2024
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author Christie, Robson
Baek, Kyunghyun
Bang, Jeongho
Joo, Jaewoo
author_facet Christie, Robson
Baek, Kyunghyun
Bang, Jeongho
Joo, Jaewoo
contents Estimating transition rates in open quantum systems is hampered by computing-resource demands that grow rapidly with system size. We present a quantum-simulation framework that enables efficient estimation by recasting the transition rate, given as the time derivative of an equilibrium correlation function, into a set of independently measurable contributions. Each contribution term is evaluated as the expectation value of a parameter-tuned quantum process, thereby circumventing explicit Lindbladian numerics. We validate our method on a spin-1/2 decoherence model using an IBM quantum processor. Further, we apply the method to the Caldeira-Leggett model of quantum Brownian motion as a realistic and practically relevant setting and reaffirm the theoretical soundness and practical implementability. These results provide evidence that quantum simulation can deliver substantial computational advantages in studying open-system kinetics for quantum chemistry on an intermediate-scale quantum computer.
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spellingShingle Quantum Simulation of Dynamical Transition Rates in Open Quantum Systems
Christie, Robson
Baek, Kyunghyun
Bang, Jeongho
Joo, Jaewoo
Quantum Physics
Estimating transition rates in open quantum systems is hampered by computing-resource demands that grow rapidly with system size. We present a quantum-simulation framework that enables efficient estimation by recasting the transition rate, given as the time derivative of an equilibrium correlation function, into a set of independently measurable contributions. Each contribution term is evaluated as the expectation value of a parameter-tuned quantum process, thereby circumventing explicit Lindbladian numerics. We validate our method on a spin-1/2 decoherence model using an IBM quantum processor. Further, we apply the method to the Caldeira-Leggett model of quantum Brownian motion as a realistic and practically relevant setting and reaffirm the theoretical soundness and practical implementability. These results provide evidence that quantum simulation can deliver substantial computational advantages in studying open-system kinetics for quantum chemistry on an intermediate-scale quantum computer.
title Quantum Simulation of Dynamical Transition Rates in Open Quantum Systems
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.17229