Constant-Factor Improvements in Quantum Algorithms for Linear Differential Equations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20760v1
• Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:50:44 GMT
• Title: Constant-Factor Improvements in Quantum Algorithms for Linear Differential Equations
• Authors: Matthew Pocrnic, Peter D. Johnson, Amara Katabarwa, Nathan Wiebe,
• Abstract summary: We prove constant factor bounds for a promising new quantum differential equation solver, the linear combination of Hamiltonian simulation algorithm.<n>Our new formulae improve over previous state of the art by at least two orders of magnitude, where the speedup can be far greater if state preparation has a significant cost.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Finding the solution to linear ordinary differential equations of the form $\partial_t u(t) = -A(t)u(t)$ has been a promising theoretical avenue for \textit{asymptotic} quantum speedups. However, despite the improvements to existing quantum differential equation solvers over the years, little is known about \textit{constant factor} costs of such quantum algorithms. This makes it challenging to assess the prospects for using these algorithms in practice. In this work, we prove constant factor bounds for a promising new quantum differential equation solver, the linear combination of Hamiltonian simulation (LCHS) algorithm. Our bounds are formulated as the number of queries to a unitary $U_A$ that block encodes the generator $A$. In doing so, we make several algorithmic improvements such as tighter truncation and discretization bounds on the LCHS kernel integral, a more efficient quantum compilation scheme for the SELECT operator in LCHS, as well as use of a constant-factor bound for oblivious amplitude amplification, which may be of general interest. To the best of our knowledge, our new formulae improve over previous state of the art by at least two orders of magnitude, where the speedup can be far greater if state preparation has a significant cost. Accordingly, for any previous resource estimates of time-independent linear differential equations for the most general case whereby the dynamics are not \textit{fast-forwardable}, these findings provide a 110x reduction in runtime costs. This analysis contributes towards establishing more promising applications for quantum computing.

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