Model-Free Quantum Stabilization via Finite-Difference Lyapunov Control

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10255v1
• Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:36:27 GMT
• Title: Model-Free Quantum Stabilization via Finite-Difference Lyapunov Control
• Abstract summary: We develop a model-free framework for stabilizing quantum states using only empirical finite-difference evaluations of a measurement-derived Lyapunov observable.<n>The approach combines three key elements: sign-based Lyapunov descent, adaptive gain amplification, and a finite-difference analogue of LaSalle's in principle.
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• Abstract: We develop a model-free framework for stabilizing quantum states using only empirical finite-difference evaluations of a measurement-derived Lyapunov observable. The controller requires no knowledge of the Hamiltonian, dissipative structure, or generator of the dynamics, and relies solely on discrete measurement data. The approach combines three key elements: sign-based Lyapunov descent, adaptive gain amplification, and a finite-difference analogue of LaSalle's invariance principle. We provide rigorous conditions under which these mechanisms guarantee asymptotic stabilization along the sampling instants in the drift-free case and practical input-to-state stability (ISS) in the presence of unknown drift and noise. The resulting feedback law is simple, derivative-free, and experimentally feasible. A qubit example illustrates the complete closed-loop scheme and the predicted ISS-type behavior. Although demonstrated on a single qubit, the theory applies to arbitrary finite-dimensional quantum systems and offers a foundation for further developments in stochastic, subspace, and multi-qudit model-free quantum control.

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