Quantum simulation of Helmholtz equations via Schr{ö}dingerization

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Autori principali: Gu, Anjiao, Jin, Shi, Ma, Chuwen
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author Gu, Anjiao
Jin, Shi
Ma, Chuwen
author_facet Gu, Anjiao
Jin, Shi
Ma, Chuwen
contents The Helmholtz equation is a prototypical model for time-harmonic wave propagation. Numerical solutions become increasingly challenging as the wave number $k$ grows, due to the equation's elliptic yet noncoercive character and the highly oscillatory nature of its solutions, with wavelengths scaling as $1/k$. These features lead to strong indefiniteness and large system sizes. We present a quantum algorithm for solving such indefinite problems, built upon the Schrödingerization framework. This approach reformulates linear differential equations into Schrödinger-type systems by capturing the steady state of damped dynamics. A warped phase transformation lifts the original problem to a higher-dimensional formulation, making it compatible with quantum computation. To suppress numerical pollution, the algorithm incorporates asymptotic dispersion correction. It achieves a query complexity of $\mathcal{O}(κ^2\text{polylog}\varepsilon^{-1})$, where $κ$ is the condition number and $\varepsilon$ the desired accuracy. For the Helmholtz equation, a simple preconditioner further reduces the complexity to $\mathcal{O}(κ\text{polylog}\varepsilon^{-1})$. Our constructive extension to the quantum setting is broadly applicable to all indefinite problems.
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spellingShingle Quantum simulation of Helmholtz equations via Schr{ö}dingerization
Gu, Anjiao
Jin, Shi
Ma, Chuwen
Numerical Analysis
The Helmholtz equation is a prototypical model for time-harmonic wave propagation. Numerical solutions become increasingly challenging as the wave number $k$ grows, due to the equation's elliptic yet noncoercive character and the highly oscillatory nature of its solutions, with wavelengths scaling as $1/k$. These features lead to strong indefiniteness and large system sizes. We present a quantum algorithm for solving such indefinite problems, built upon the Schrödingerization framework. This approach reformulates linear differential equations into Schrödinger-type systems by capturing the steady state of damped dynamics. A warped phase transformation lifts the original problem to a higher-dimensional formulation, making it compatible with quantum computation. To suppress numerical pollution, the algorithm incorporates asymptotic dispersion correction. It achieves a query complexity of $\mathcal{O}(κ^2\text{polylog}\varepsilon^{-1})$, where $κ$ is the condition number and $\varepsilon$ the desired accuracy. For the Helmholtz equation, a simple preconditioner further reduces the complexity to $\mathcal{O}(κ\text{polylog}\varepsilon^{-1})$. Our constructive extension to the quantum setting is broadly applicable to all indefinite problems.
title Quantum simulation of Helmholtz equations via Schr{ö}dingerization
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23547