A Quantum Linear Systems Pathway for Solving Differential Equations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.06837v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:01:38 GMT
• Title: A Quantum Linear Systems Pathway for Solving Differential Equations
• Authors: Abhishek Setty,
• Abstract summary: We present a systematic pathway for solving differential equations within the quantum linear systems framework.<n>The approach is demonstrated on a complex tridiagonal linear system and extended to problems in computational fluid dynamics.<n>This pathway lays a foundation for advancing quantum linear system methods toward large-scale applications.
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• Abstract: We present a systematic pathway for solving differential equations within the quantum linear systems framework by combining block encoding with Quantum Singular Value Transformation (QSVT). The approach is demonstrated on a complex tridiagonal linear system and extended to problems in computational fluid dynamics: the heat equation with mixed boundary conditions and the nonlinear Burgers' equation. Our scaling analysis of the heat equation shows how discretization influences the minimum singular value and the polynomial degree required for QSVT, identifying circuit-depth overhead as a key bottleneck. For Burgers' equation, we illustrate how Carleman-linearized nonlinear dynamics can be efficiently block encoded and solved within the QSVT framework. These results highlight both the potential and limitations of current methods, underscoring the need for efficient estimation of minimum singular value, depth-reduction techniques, and benchmarks against classical reachability. This pathway lays a foundation for advancing quantum linear system methods toward large-scale applications.

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