First-quantization block encoding for quantum emulation

Abstract

Systems and methods for emulating a physical quantum system with a quantum computation. A model Hamiltonian that approximates a first quantization Hamiltonian of the physical quantum system is stored in memory. The physical system includes a plurality of particles. The first quantization Hamiltonian includes a plurality of first quantization energy operators, and the model Hamiltonian includes a plurality of energy terms corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of first quantization energy operators. Each energy term includes a respective energy operator, a respective energy register operator, and a respective inverse energy operator. The physical quantum system is emulated by performing a quantum computation on a plurality of qubits of the quantum computing system to emulate time evolution using the model Hamiltonian.