Quantum simulation of deep inelastic scattering in the Schwinger model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.18062v1
• Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:02:01 GMT
• Title: Quantum simulation of deep inelastic scattering in the Schwinger model
• Authors: Kazuki Ikeda, Zhong-Bo Kang, Dmitri E. Kharzeev, Wenyang Qian,
• Abstract summary: Hadronic tensors encode the nonperturbative structure of hadrons probed in deep inelastic scattering (DIS)<n>Our study demonstrates that quantum simulation offers a viable complementary pathway towards the evaluation of real-time observables relevant for hadronic structure.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Hadronic tensors encode the nonperturbative structure of hadrons probed in deep inelastic scattering (DIS), yet their direct evaluation requires real-time evolution that presents a challenge for traditional Euclidean lattice approaches. In this work, we present the first study of the hadronic tensors in DIS using quantum simulation in the Schwinger model, i.e (1+1)-dimensional QED. Using two complementary quantum-simulation strategies -- quantum-circuit and tensor-network methods -- we compute the real-time current-current correlator directly on the lattice and validate our results against exact diagonalization where applicable. From this correlator, we compute the hadronic tensor and determine the longitudinal structure function, the sole nonvanishing DIS observable in two space-time dimensions. Our study demonstrates that quantum simulation offers a viable complementary pathway towards the evaluation of real-time observables relevant for hadronic structure. It also provides a foundation for extending the calculations from Schwinger model to other gauge theories.

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