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Efficient Application of Tensor Network Operators to Tensor Network States
Richard M. Milbradt, Shuo Sun, Christian B. Mendl +2 more·Jan 27, 2026
The performance of tensor network methods has seen constant improvements over the last few years. We add to this effort by introducing a new algorithm that efficiently applies tree tensor network operators to tree tensor network states inspired by th...
Quantum computing of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation via measurement-induced potential reconstruction
Kaiwen Weng, Zhaoyuan Meng, Guohui Hu·Jan 27, 2026
The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) is a fundamental model that describes diverse complex phenomena in nature. However, simulating the NLSE on a quantum computer is inherently challenging due to the presence of the nonlinear term. We propose a ...
The cost of quantum algorithms for biochemistry: A case study in metaphosphate hydrolysis
Ryan LaRose, Antonios M. Alvertis, Alan Bidart +10 more·Jan 27, 2026
We evaluate the quantum resource requirements for ATP/metaphosphate hydrolysis, one of the most important reactions in all of biology with implications for metabolism, cellular signaling, and cancer therapeutics. In particular, we consider three algo...
Fault-tolerant quantum simulation of the Pauli-Breit Hamiltonian for ab initio hybrid quantum-classical molecular design with applications to photodynamic therapy
Emil Zak·Jan 26, 2026
Relativistic spin effects drive subtle molecular phenomena ranging from intersystem crossing in photodynamic therapy to spin-mediated catalysis and high-resolution spectroscopy. These effects are described by the Pauli-Breit Hamiltonian, which extend...
Approximate level-by-level maximum-likelihood decoding based on the Chase algorithm for high-rate concatenated stabilizer codes
Takeshi Kakizaki·Jan 26, 2026
Fault-tolerant quantum computation (FTQC) is expected to address a wide range of computational problems. To realize large-scale FTQC, it is essential to encode logical qubits using quantum error-correcting codes. High-rate concatenated codes have rec...
Analyzing Images of Blood Cells with Quantum Machine Learning Methods: Equilibrium Propagation and Variational Quantum Circuits to Detect Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A. Bano, L. Liebovitch·Jan 26, 2026
This paper presents a feasibility study demonstrating that quantum machine learning (QML) algorithms achieve competitive performance on real-world medical imaging despite operating under severe constraints. We evaluate Equilibrium Propagation (EP), a...
Data-Driven Qubit Characterization and Optimal Control using Deep Learning
Paul Surrey, Julian D. Teske, Tobias Hangleiter +2 more·Jan 26, 2026
Quantum computing requires the optimization of control pulses to achieve high-fidelity quantum gates. We propose a machine learning-based protocol to address the challenges of evaluating gradients and modeling complex system dynamics. By training a r...
Bayesian Optimization for Quantum Error-Correcting Code Discovery
Yihua Chengyu, Richard Meister, Conor Carty +2 more·Jan 26, 2026
Quantum error-correcting codes protect fragile quantum information by encoding it redundantly, but identifying codes that perform well in practice with minimal overhead remains difficult due to the combinatorial search space and the high cost of logi...
The Quantum Cliff: A Critical Proton Tunneling Threshold Determines Clinical Severity in RPE65-Mediated Retinal Disease
Biraja Ghoshal, William Woof, Bhargab Ghoshal +1 more·Jan 26, 2026
Predicting clinical severity from genotype remains a fundamental challenge in molecular medicine, particularly for enzymes whose function depends on sub-atomic-scale geometry. Mutations in the \textit{RPE65} isomerohydrolase cause Leber Congenital Am...
Quantum Error Correction on Error-mitigated Physical Qubits
Minjun Jeon, Zhenyu Cai·Jan 26, 2026
We present a general framework for applying linear quantum error mitigation (QEM) techniques directly to physical qubits within a logical qubit to suppress logical errors. By exploiting the linearity of quantum error correction (QEC), we demonstrate ...
An Adaptive Purification Controller for Quantum Networks: Dynamic Protocol Selection and Multipartite Distillation
Pranav Kulkarni, Leo Sünkel, Michael Kölle·Jan 26, 2026
Efficient entanglement distribution is a cornerstone of the Quantum Internet. However, physical link parameters such as photon loss, memory coherence time, and gate error rates fluctuate dynamically, rendering static purification strategies suboptima...
Quantum Simulation of the Polaron-Molecule Transition on a NISQ Device
Hugo Catala, Ezequiel Valero, German Rodrigo·Jan 26, 2026
The simulation of strongly correlated fermionic systems remains one of the most significant challenges in computational physics due to the exponential growth of the Hilbert space and the fermionic sign problem. In this work, we present a digital quan...
Feedback-Based Quantum Control for Safe and Synergistic Drug Combination Design
Mai Nguyen Phuong Nhi, Lan Nguyen Tran, Le Bin Ho·Jan 26, 2026
Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) strongly affect the safety and efficacy of combination therapies. Despite the availability of large DDI databases, selecting optimal multi-drug combinations that balance safety, therapeutic benefit, and regimen size rema...
Overcoming Barren Plateaus in Variational Quantum Circuits using a Two-Step Least Squares Approach
Francis Boabang, Samuel Asante Gyamerah·Jan 26, 2026
Variational Quantum Algorithms are a vital part of quantum computing. It is a blend of quantum and classical methods for tackling tough problems in machine learning, chemistry, and combinatorial optimization. Yet as these algorithms scale up, they ca...
Bosonic Diffusive Channel: Quantum Metrology via Finite Non-Gaussian Resource
Arman, Prasanta K. Panigrahi·Jan 25, 2026
We investigate the estimation of dephasing-induced decoherence in continuous-variable quantum systems using non-Gaussian probe states. By purifying the open system, we identify optimal probes, specifically squeezed cat and symmetric squeezed compass ...
Simple, Efficient, and Generic Post-Selection Decoding for qLDPC codes
Haipeng Xie, Nobuyuki Yoshioka, Kento Tsubouchi +1 more·Jan 25, 2026
Quantum error correction is indispensable for scalable quantum computation. Although encoding logical qubits substantially enhances noise resilience, achieving logical error rates low enough for practical algorithms remains challenging on existing ha...
Quantum fast-forwarding fermion-boson interactions via the polaron transform
Harriet Apel, Burak Şahinoğlu·Jan 25, 2026
Simulating interactions between fermions and bosons is central to understanding correlated phenomena, yet these systems are inherently difficult to treat classically. Previous quantum algorithms for fermion-boson models exhibit computation costs that...
Quantum-Inspired Algorithms beyond Unitary Circuits: the Laplace Transform
Noufal Jaseem, Sergi Ramos-Calderer, Gauthameshwar S. +3 more·Jan 25, 2026
Quantum-inspired algorithms can deliver substantial speedups over classical state-of-the-art methods by executing quantum algorithms with tensor networks on conventional hardware. Unlike circuit models restricted to unitary gates, tensor networks nat...
Quantum reinforcement learning-based active flow control
Hongfu Zhang, Hui Tang·Jan 25, 2026
Active flow control remains a significant challenge due to the high-dimensional, nonlinear nature of fluid dynamics. Quantum machine learning may prove effective in addressing these issues, given that quantum computing possesses superiority over trad...
Autonomous phonon maser in levitated spin-mechanics
Mohamed Hatifi·Jan 24, 2026
Levitated nanodiamonds hosting a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center provide an ultra-low-frequency mechanical mode with widely tunable dissipation and spin backaction under microwave dressing and optical pumping. We demonstrate that the driven NV sp...