Relativistic Quantum Simulation under Periodic and Dirichlet Boundary Conditions: A First-Quantised Framework for Near-Term Devices

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Autori principali: Joo, Jaewoo, Spiller, Timothy P., Baek, Kyunghyun, Bang, Jeongho
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author Joo, Jaewoo
Spiller, Timothy P.
Baek, Kyunghyun
Bang, Jeongho
author_facet Joo, Jaewoo
Spiller, Timothy P.
Baek, Kyunghyun
Bang, Jeongho
contents We present a new recipe for relativistic quantum simulation using the first quantisation approach, under periodic (PBC) and Dirichlet (DBC) boundary conditions. The wavefunction is discretised across a finite grid represented by system qubits, and the squared momentum operator is expressed using the finite-difference method based on quantum translation operations. The relativistic kinetic energy is approximated through a perturbative expansion of the total kinetic Hamiltonian, incorporating higher-order momentum terms. The approach would allow variational optimisation of appropriate ansatz states to estimate both non-relativistic and relativistic ground-state energies on a quantum computer. This work offers a practical route to simulating relativistic effects on near-term quantum devices, supporting future developments in quantum physics and chemistry.
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spellingShingle Relativistic Quantum Simulation under Periodic and Dirichlet Boundary Conditions: A First-Quantised Framework for Near-Term Devices
Joo, Jaewoo
Spiller, Timothy P.
Baek, Kyunghyun
Bang, Jeongho
Quantum Physics
We present a new recipe for relativistic quantum simulation using the first quantisation approach, under periodic (PBC) and Dirichlet (DBC) boundary conditions. The wavefunction is discretised across a finite grid represented by system qubits, and the squared momentum operator is expressed using the finite-difference method based on quantum translation operations. The relativistic kinetic energy is approximated through a perturbative expansion of the total kinetic Hamiltonian, incorporating higher-order momentum terms. The approach would allow variational optimisation of appropriate ansatz states to estimate both non-relativistic and relativistic ground-state energies on a quantum computer. This work offers a practical route to simulating relativistic effects on near-term quantum devices, supporting future developments in quantum physics and chemistry.
title Relativistic Quantum Simulation under Periodic and Dirichlet Boundary Conditions: A First-Quantised Framework for Near-Term Devices
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.22579