Quantum Mechanical Studies of Photodissociation Dynamics on Quantum Computers

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.08929v1
• Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:11:12 GMT
• Title: Quantum Mechanical Studies of Photodissociation Dynamics on Quantum Computers
• Abstract summary: We present a quantum algorithm to study photodissociation dynamics on quantum computers.<n>The algorithm is robust to noise and statistical sampling errors, indicating the promising application of noisy devices to quantum dynamics studies.
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• Abstract: Theoretical quantum dynamics calculations scale deeply with system size, rendering classical calculations intractable for complex systems. While quantum computing offers a natural solution, its application to nuclear quantum dynamics remains scarce. Here, we present a quantum algorithm to study photodissociation dynamics on quantum computers, benchmarked on the NOCl molecule. The wavefunction is propagated via a split-operator method, utilizing the Quantum Fourier Transform and unitary transformation matrix to switch representations. To impose outgoing boundary conditions on a truncated grid, we use a non-unitary absorbing potential propagator, implemented through a dilation scheme. The photodissociation cross section is calculated from the auto-correlation function, which is extracted using the Hadamard test. Our quantum computing results agree well with benchmarks under ideal conditions, and we further demonstrate that the algorithm is robust to noise and statistical sampling errors, indicating the promising application of noisy devices to quantum dynamics studies.

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