Low-Resource Quantum Energy Gap Estimation via Randomization

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13881v1
• Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:53:29 GMT
• Title: Low-Resource Quantum Energy Gap Estimation via Randomization
• Authors: Hugo Pages, Chusei Kiumi, Yuto Morohoshi, Bálint Koczor, Kosuke Mitarai,
• Abstract summary: Estimating the energy spectra of quantum many-body systems is a fundamental task in quantum physics.<n>We propose a hybrid quantum-classical protocol that integrates Time Evolution via Probabilistic Angle Interpolation (TE-PAI) into the shadow spectroscopy framework.
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• Abstract: Estimating the energy spectra of quantum many-body systems is a fundamental task in quantum physics, with applications ranging from chemistry to condensed matter. Algorithmic shadow spectroscopy is a recent method that leverages randomized measurements on time-evolved quantum states to extract spectral information. However, implementing accurate time evolution with low-depth circuits remains a key challenge for near-term quantum hardware. In this work, we propose a hybrid quantum-classical protocol that integrates Time Evolution via Probabilistic Angle Interpolation (TE-PAI) into the shadow spectroscopy framework. TE-PAI enables the simulation of time evolution using shallow stochastic circuits while preserving unbiased estimates through quasiprobability sampling. We construct the combined estimator and derive its theoretical properties. Through numerical simulations, we demonstrate that our method accurately resolves energy gaps and exhibits enhanced robustness to gate noise compared to standard Trotter-based shadow spectroscopy. We further validate the protocol experimentally on up to 20 qubits using IBM quantum hardware. This makes TE-PAI shadow spectroscopy a promising tool for spectral analysis on noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) devices.

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