When quantum resources backfire: Non-gaussianity and symplectic coherence in noisy bosonic circuits

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.07264v1
• Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:25:47 GMT
• Title: When quantum resources backfire: Non-gaussianity and symplectic coherence in noisy bosonic circuits
• Authors: Varun Upreti, Ulysse Chabaud, Zoë Holmes, Armando Angrisani,
• Abstract summary: We introduce the $textitdisplacement propagation$ algorithm for simulating noisy bosonic circuits.<n>We identify several computational phase transitions, revealing regimes where even modest noise levels render bosonic circuits efficiently classically simulable.<n>In particular, our analysis reveals a surprising phenomenon: computational resources usually associated with bosonic quantum advantage, namely non-Gaussianity and symplectic coherence, can make the system easier to classically simulate in presence of noise.
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• Abstract: Analyzing the impact of noise is of fundamental importance to understand the advantages provided by quantum systems. While the classical simulability of noisy discrete-variable systems is increasingly well understood, noisy bosonic circuits are more challenging to simulate and analyze. Here, we address this gap by introducing the $\textit{displacement propagation}$ algorithm, a continuous-variable analogue of Pauli propagation for simulating noisy bosonic circuits. By exploring the interplay of noise and quantum resources, we identify several computational phase transitions, revealing regimes where even modest noise levels render bosonic circuits efficiently classically simulable. In particular, our analysis reveals a surprising phenomenon: computational resources usually associated with bosonic quantum advantage, namely non-Gaussianity and symplectic coherence, can make the system easier to classically simulate in presence of noise.

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