Benchmarking quantum simulation with neutron-scattering experiments

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.15608v2
• Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:26:19 GMT
• Title: Benchmarking quantum simulation with neutron-scattering experiments
• Abstract summary: We show that a superconducting quantum processor operating on up to 50 qubits can already produce meaningful, quantitative comparisons with inelastic neutron-scattering measurements.<n>We extend our simulations to 1D XXZ Heisenberg model with next-nearest neighbor interactions and a strong anisotropy, producing a gapped excitation spectrum.
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• Abstract: A central goal of quantum computation is the realistic simulation of quantum materials. Although quantum processors have advanced rapidly in scale and fidelity, it has remained unclear whether pre-fault-tolerant devices can perform quantitatively reliable material simulations within their limited gate budgets. Here, we demonstrate that a superconducting quantum processor operating on up to 50 qubits can already produce meaningful, quantitative comparisons with inelastic neutron-scattering measurements of KCuF$_3$, a canonical realization of a gapless Luttinger liquid system with a strongly correlated ground state and a spectrum of emergent spinons. The quantum simulation is enabled by a quantum-classical workflow for computing dynamical structure factors (DSFs). The resulting spectra are benchmarked against experimental measurements using multiple metrics, highlighting the impact of circuit depth and circuit fidelity on simulation accuracy. Finally, we extend our simulations to 1D XXZ Heisenberg model with next-nearest neighbor interactions and a strong anisotropy, producing a gapped excitation spectrum, which could be used to describe the CsCoX$_3$ compounds above the Néel temperature. Our results establish a framework for computing DSFs for quantum materials in classically challenging regimes of strong entanglement and long-range interactions, enabling quantum simulations that are directly testable against laboratory measurements.

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