Simulating Hamiltonian dynamics is one of the most fundamental and significant tasks for characterising quantum materials. Recently, a series of quantum algorithms employing block-encoding of Hamiltonians have succeeded in providing efficient simulation of time-evolution operators on quantum computers. While time-independent Hamiltonians can be simulated by the quantum eigenvalue transformation (QET) or quantum singularvalue transformation with the optimal query complexity in time
t and desirable accuracy
ε, generic time-dependent Hamiltonians face at larger query complexity and more complicated oracles due to the difficulty of handling time-dependency. In this paper, we establish a QET-based approach for simulating time-dependent Hamiltonians with multiple time-periodicity. Such time-dependent Hamiltonians involve a variety of nonequilibrium systems such as time-periodic systems (Floquet systems) and time-quasiperiodic systems. Overcoming the difficulty of time-dependency, our protocol can simulate the dynamics under multi-periodic time-dependent Hamiltonians with optimal/nearly-optimal query complexity both in time
t and desirable accuracy
ε, and simple oracles as well as the optimal algorithm for time-independent cases.
Simulating Hamiltonian dynamics is one of the most fundamental and significant tasks for characterizing quantum materials. Recently, a series of quantum algorithms employing block encoding of Hamiltonians have succeeded in providing efficient simulation of time-evolution operators on quantum computers. While time-independent Hamiltonians can be simulated by the quantum eigenvalue transformation (QET) or quantum singular value transformation with the optimal query complexity in time
t and desirable accuracy $\ensuremath{\varepsilon}$, generic time-dependent Hamiltonians face at larger query complexity and more complicated oracles due to the difficulty of handling time-dependency. In this paper, we establish a QET-based approach for simulating time-dependent Hamiltonians with multiple time periodicity. Such time-dependent Hamiltonians involve a variety of nonequilibrium systems such as time-periodic systems (Floquet systems) and time-quasiperiodic systems. Overcoming the difficulty of time dependency, our protocol can simulate the dynamics under multiperiodic time-dependent Hamiltonians with optimal and nearly optimal query complexity both in time
t and desirable accuracy $\ensuremath{\varepsilon}$, and simple oracles as well as the optimal algorithm for time-independent cases.
iU˙=HU (or
U˙=−iHU) is the equation that is said to govern the evolution of a unitary matrix
U given the Hamiltonian
H of the system. This equation is said to hold true even if the Hamiltonian is time dependent. We show iU = HU (or
U˙=−iHU) is the equation that is said to govern the evolution of a unitary matrix
U given the Hamiltonian
H of the system. This equation is said to hold true even if the Hamiltonian is time dependent. We show in this paper that
iU˙=HU may not always hold for time dependent Hamiltonians.this paper that
iU˙=HU may not always hold for time dependent Hamiltonians.