Hybrid mechanics of coupled qubits
We find that a technique analogous to hybrid mechanics previously developed for Gaussian coherent states and molecular vibrations, can be extended to SU(2) coherent states describing coupled qubits. This formulation reveals a sparse structure of the propagator, leading to a computationally efficient scheme while maintaining numerical accuracy. As a result, the method enables simulations of larger qubit systems on classical computers. In particular, we demonstrate accurate real-time propagation for systems of up to 21 qubits, which would be computationally demanding using straightforward quantum-dynamics approaches.
Authors
- Dmitrii V. Shalashilin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6104-1277)
- Merfat Alzomai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0905-7329)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0349433
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00