Box model of quantum annealing

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.07144v1
• Date: Fri, 08 May 2026 02:26:18 GMT
• Title: Box model of quantum annealing
• Abstract summary: Three types of energy landscapes with multiple local minima are considered, namely a sinusoidal wave modulated by a concave, a convex, or a flat envelope.<n>An interesting feature in the energy gap spectrum, which we call flat gaps, is examined.<n>We propose a mechanism to explain the trapping of wave function in local minima during diabatic transitions.
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• Abstract: A particle-in-a-box model of continuous space quantum annealing is proposed and studied numerically by solving the Schrödinger wave equation directly. Three types of energy landscapes with multiple local minima are considered, namely a sinusoidal wave modulated by a concave, a convex, or a flat envelope. Both static (energy spectrum) and dynamical (residual energy) behaviors are analyzed in detail, paying particular attention to the effects of landscape roughness and annealing depth. Simulation results show that the residual energy as a function of annealing speed is largely independent of these two factors. The prevalence of diabatic transitions during annealing is observed, and the discrepancy between our numerical results and the Landau-Zener formula is discussed. An interesting feature in the energy gap spectrum, which we call flat gaps, is examined. Based on it, we propose a mechanism to explain the trapping of wave function in local minima during diabatic transitions, widely observed in our data.

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