Modeling Noise in Quantum Computing of Scalar Convection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.22559v1
• Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 11:13:43 GMT
• Title: Modeling Noise in Quantum Computing of Scalar Convection
• Authors: Jiahua Yang, Zhen Lu, Yue Yang,
• Abstract summary: We investigate the influence of gate noise on the quantum simulation of one-dimensional convection.<n>We derive a theoretical transition matrix based on Hamming distances between computational basis states to predict spectral decay.<n>Using data-driven sparse regression, we demonstrate that quantum noise in the effective partial differential equation manifests primarily as artificial diffusion and nonlinear source terms.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum computing holds potential for accelerating the simulation of fluid dynamics. However, hardware noise in the noisy intermediate-scale quantum era significantly distorts simulation accuracy. Although error magnitudes are frequently quantified, the specific physical effects of quantum noise on flow simulation results remain largely uncharacterized. We investigate the influence of gate noise on the quantum simulation of one-dimensional scalar convection. By employing a quantum spectral algorithm where ideal time advancement affects only Fourier phases, we isolate and analyze noise-induced artifacts in spectral magnitudes. We derive a theoretical transition matrix based on Hamming distances between computational basis states to predict spectral decay, and then validate this model against density-matrix simulations and experiments on a superconducting quantum processor. Furthermore, using data-driven sparse regression, we demonstrate that quantum noise manifests in the effective partial differential equation primarily as artificial diffusion and nonlinear source terms. These findings suggest that quantum errors can be modeled as deterministic physical terms rather than purely stochastic perturbations.

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