Quantum Simulation of Two-Level $PT$-Symmetric Systems Using Hermitian Hamiltonians

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08129v1
• Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 19:40:31 GMT
• Title: Quantum Simulation of Two-Level $PT$-Symmetric Systems Using Hermitian Hamiltonians
• Authors: Maryam Abbasi, Koray Aydogan, Anthony W. Schlimgen, Kade Head-Marsden,
• Abstract summary: We present a method for simulating the quantum dynamics of $PT$-symmetric systems on unitary-gate-based quantum computers.<n>We introduce two algorithms for simulating $PT$-symmetric systems near exceptional points where eigenvalues and eigenstates coalesce.<n>We then use perturbation theory to extend this method to consider the dynamics of two weakly interacting $PT$-symmetric systems.
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• Abstract: Parity-time ($PT$)-symmetric Hamiltonians exhibit non-unitary dynamical evolution while maintaining real spectra, and offer unique approaches to quantum sensing and entanglement generation. Here we present a method for simulating the quantum dynamics of $PT$-symmetric systems on unitary-gate-based quantum computers by leveraging Hermitian equivalents through similarity transformations. We introduce two algorithms for simulating $PT$-symmetric systems near exceptional points where eigenvalues and eigenstates coalesce. The first is a hybrid classical-quantum algorithm and the second reduces the classical component by using an ancilla qubit. We then use perturbation theory to extend this method to consider the dynamics of two weakly interacting $PT$-symmetric systems. Demonstrations on a quantum device and noisy simulators validate the algorithm on current quantum devices, offering potential for scalable simulations of $PT$-symmetric systems and pseudo-Hermitian operators in quantum computation.

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