A Variational Quantum Algorithm for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Hyperelastic Materials

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.29181v1
• Date: Wed, 27 May 2026 23:37:04 GMT
• Title: A Variational Quantum Algorithm for Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Hyperelastic Materials
• Abstract summary: This manuscript explores a variational quantum formulation for nonlinear elasticity problems arising from hyperelastic material models, targeting near term noisy intermediate scale quantum (NISQ) devices.<n>The approach leverages the potential energy structure of hyperelasticity and employs a hybrid quantum classical framework in which the energy functional is evaluated using parameterized quantum circuits.<n>To enable implementation on current quantum hardware, approximations of the nonlinear strain energy density are introduced, yielding a representation compatible with variational quantum algorithms.
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• Abstract: This manuscript explores a variational quantum formulation for nonlinear elasticity problems arising from hyperelastic material models, targeting near term noisy intermediate scale quantum (NISQ) devices. The approach leverages the potential energy structure of hyperelasticity and employs a hybrid quantum classical framework in which the energy functional is evaluated using parameterized quantum circuits and optimized through classical routines. To enable implementation on current quantum hardware, polynomial approximations of the nonlinear strain energy density are introduced, yielding a representation compatible with variational quantum algorithms. The methodology is demonstrated on a one dimensional NeoHookean material model using finite element discretizations with first and second order shape functions and nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. Numerical experiments investigate the influence of the polynomial approximation order on the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed approach, illustrating its feasibility for near term quantum devices.

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