quantum-spectral-pde

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quantum-spectral-pde

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Quantum Spectral Framework for solving PDEs using Quantum Block Encoding (QBE) with quantum reversible arithmetic. Exploits filter structure in Fourier space to solve second-order linear PDEs. Extends to quantum group Fourier transforms, wavelet-based analysis, and equivariant quantum neural networks (EQNNs). Use when: quantum PDE solvers, quantum spectral methods, QBE for differential equations, quantum Fourier analysis for PDEs, EQNN applications, arXiv:2604.25825.

Quantum Spectral Framework for PDEs

Quantum subroutine for solving second-order linear PDEs using Quantum Block Encoding (QBE) with quantum reversible arithmetic, exploiting structural properties of filters in Fourier space.

Problem Statement

PDEs scale poorly classically — curse of dimensionality makes high-dimensional problems intractable. Classical approaches:

• Sparsity/low-rank decompositions (limited applicability)
• Neural network surrogates (no guarantees)

Quantum advantage: exponentially larger state space with polynomial resources.

Core Method

Quantum Block Encoding (QBE)

Given matrix A (discretized PDE operator), construct block encoding: U = [A/α * ] [ * * ]

where α is normalization factor, U is unitary circuit.

Fourier Space Exploitation

Key insight: differential operators become multiplicative in Fourier space. The filter structure allows efficient QBE construction via:

1. Quantum Fourier Transform — map to spectral domain
2. Block-encoded filter — apply differential operator as multiplication
3. Inverse QFT — transform back to spatial domain

Quantum Reversible Arithmetic

Arithmetic operations implemented reversibly to maintain quantum coherence:

• Addition, multiplication as quantum circuits
• No intermediate state discard
• Enables full spectral pipeline within quantum circuit

Algorithm Steps

Step 1: Discretization

Discretize PDE domain with N grid points → matrix A ∈ R^{N×N}

Step 2: QBE Construction

Build block encoding U_A of normalized A/α using quantum reversible arithmetic.

Step 3: Fourier Transform

Apply QFT: |ψ⟩ → QFT|ψ⟩

Step 4: Spectral Filtering

Apply diagonal filter D (eigenvalue transformation via QSVT): |ψ'⟩ = D·QFT|ψ⟩

Step 5: Inverse Transform

Apply QFT† to get solution in spatial domain.

Extensions

Quantum Group Fourier Transforms

Generalize to non-commutative symmetry groups for PDEs with group structure.

Wavelet-Based Analysis

Replace Fourier with wavelet transforms for multi-scale PDE solving.

Equivariant QNNs (EQNNs)

Extend framework to nonlinear PDEs using symmetry-preserving quantum neural networks.

Validation

• Verified against classical spectral methods for correctness
• Complexity advantage: O(poly(log N)) vs O(N) classical

Resource Requirements

• Qubits: O(log N) for N-dimensional discretization
• Circuit depth: polynomial in log N and condition number
• Ancilla qubits: O(log(1/ε)) for precision ε

Activation Keywords

• quantum spectral PDE
• quantum block encoding PDE
• QBE differential equations
• quantum Fourier PDE solver
• EQNN PDE solving
• quantum reversible arithmetic PDE
• spectral quantum subroutine

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