Quantum-to-Classical Computability Transition via Negative Markov Chains
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| author | Lóio, Hugo De Nardis, Jacopo Jin, Tony |
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| contents | We develop a recently introduced representation of quantum dynamics based on sampling negative Markov chain processes. By introducing particles and antiparticles, this formalism maps generic quantum dynamics onto a Markov process defined over an exponentially large configuration space. Within this framework, quantum complexity arises from the proliferation of stochastic particles, which ultimately renders classical simulation and sampling intractable beyond a certain timescale. In the presence of noise, we demonstrate that for any unitary evolution generated by a linear combination of local or pairwise interactions, there exists at least one noise channel that effectively classicalizes the system by suppressing particle growth and making Monte Carlo sampling efficient. As a corollary, we show that for this class of unitaries, the dynamics of an open quantum spin chain subject to depolarizing noise undergoes an exact transition to classical simulability once the noise strength exceeds a critical threshold which can be efficiently determined for any model. |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum-to-Classical Computability Transition via Negative Markov Chains Lóio, Hugo De Nardis, Jacopo Jin, Tony Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics We develop a recently introduced representation of quantum dynamics based on sampling negative Markov chain processes. By introducing particles and antiparticles, this formalism maps generic quantum dynamics onto a Markov process defined over an exponentially large configuration space. Within this framework, quantum complexity arises from the proliferation of stochastic particles, which ultimately renders classical simulation and sampling intractable beyond a certain timescale. In the presence of noise, we demonstrate that for any unitary evolution generated by a linear combination of local or pairwise interactions, there exists at least one noise channel that effectively classicalizes the system by suppressing particle growth and making Monte Carlo sampling efficient. As a corollary, we show that for this class of unitaries, the dynamics of an open quantum spin chain subject to depolarizing noise undergoes an exact transition to classical simulability once the noise strength exceeds a critical threshold which can be efficiently determined for any model. |
| title | Quantum-to-Classical Computability Transition via Negative Markov Chains |
| topic | Quantum Physics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19889 |