Universal Analog Quantum Simulation

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Main Authors: Huang, Yiming, Song, Jiaxing, Cai, Xiaoxia, Yuan, Xiao
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Published: 2026
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author Huang, Yiming
Song, Jiaxing
Cai, Xiaoxia
Yuan, Xiao
author_facet Huang, Yiming
Song, Jiaxing
Cai, Xiaoxia
Yuan, Xiao
contents Analog quantum simulators emulate complex many-body dynamics through native continuous-time evolution under hardware-defined interactions. Yet once a platform is specified, its interaction structure is largely fixed by the underlying hardware, restricting the Hamiltonians that can be realized and limiting programmability. Here we introduce universal analog quantum simulation (UAQS), a hybrid framework that systematically expands the range of accessible quantum evolutions within a given analog platform. UAQS employs optimized continuous-time control fields to engineer target dynamics directly, avoiding decomposition into discrete gate sequences. By preserving native analog evolution while extending the set of achievable Hamiltonians, UAQS transforms fixed-interaction analog devices into programmable simulators. Numerical studies on representative architectures, including superconducting circuits and Rydberg-atom arrays, show that UAQS accurately reproduces non-trivial many-body dynamics beyond the intrinsic interaction structure of the hardware. These results establish UAQS as a practical route toward programmable analog quantum simulation.
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Huang, Yiming
Song, Jiaxing
Cai, Xiaoxia
Yuan, Xiao
Quantum Physics
Analog quantum simulators emulate complex many-body dynamics through native continuous-time evolution under hardware-defined interactions. Yet once a platform is specified, its interaction structure is largely fixed by the underlying hardware, restricting the Hamiltonians that can be realized and limiting programmability. Here we introduce universal analog quantum simulation (UAQS), a hybrid framework that systematically expands the range of accessible quantum evolutions within a given analog platform. UAQS employs optimized continuous-time control fields to engineer target dynamics directly, avoiding decomposition into discrete gate sequences. By preserving native analog evolution while extending the set of achievable Hamiltonians, UAQS transforms fixed-interaction analog devices into programmable simulators. Numerical studies on representative architectures, including superconducting circuits and Rydberg-atom arrays, show that UAQS accurately reproduces non-trivial many-body dynamics beyond the intrinsic interaction structure of the hardware. These results establish UAQS as a practical route toward programmable analog quantum simulation.
title Universal Analog Quantum Simulation
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.06178