Data-driven learning of non-Markovian quantum dynamics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.07934v1
• Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:03:58 GMT
• Title: Data-driven learning of non-Markovian quantum dynamics
• Authors: Samuel Goodwin, Brian K. McFarland, Manuel H. Muñoz-Arias, Edward C. Tortorici, Melissa C. Revelle, Christopher G. Yale, Daniel S. Lobser, Susan M. Clark, Mohan Sarovar,
• Abstract summary: Fault-tolerant quantum computing requires precise knowledge and control of qubit dynamics during the application of a gate.<n>We develop a data-driven learning protocol for characterizing quantum gates that builds off previous work on learning the Nakajima-Mori-Zwanzig (NMZ) formulation of open system dynamics from time series data.<n>We demonstrate this learning technique on three different systems: a simulation of a qubit whose dynamics are purely Markovian, a simulation of a driven qubit coupled to noise produced by an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, and trapped-ion experimental data of a driven qubit whose noise environment is not
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• Abstract: Fault-tolerant quantum computing requires extremely precise knowledge and control of qubit dynamics during the application of a gate. We develop a data-driven learning protocol for characterizing quantum gates that builds off previous work on learning the Nakajima-Mori-Zwanzig (NMZ) formulation of open system dynamics from time series data, which allows detailed reconstruction of quantum evolution, including non-Markovian dynamics. We demonstrate this learning technique on three different systems: a simulation of a qubit whose dynamics are purely Markovian, a simulation of a driven qubit coupled to stochastic noise produced by an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, and trapped-ion experimental data of a driven qubit whose noise environment is not characterized ahead of time. Our technique is able to learn the generators of time evolution, or the NMZ operators, in all three cases and can learn the timescale in which the qubit dynamics can no longer be accurately described by a purely Markovian model. Our technique complements existing quantum gate characterization methods such as gate set tomography by explicitly capturing non-Markovianity in the gate generator, thus allowing for more thorough diagnosis of noise sources.

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