Digital Quantum Simulation of Nonequilibrium Dynamics in the Schwinger Model under a Strong External Electric Field

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.02894v1
• Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:43:21 GMT
• Title: Digital Quantum Simulation of Nonequilibrium Dynamics in the Schwinger Model under a Strong External Electric Field
• Abstract summary: We investigate the nonequilibrium dynamics of a finite lattice system under an external electric field.<n>The vacuum state is prepared using the variational quantum eigensolver (VQE)<n>We further investigate the real-time evolution of the zero-field vacuum under an external electric field.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We use the (1+1)-dimensional Schwinger model to investigate the nonequilibrium dynamics of a finite lattice system under a constant external electric field. The lattice Hamiltonian is constructed under open boundary conditions. The vacuum state is prepared using the variational quantum eigensolver (VQE). Scans over the external field strength show the flip of the vacuum state at several field strengths. The critical field strengths agree with theoretical predictions. We further investigate the real-time evolution of the zero-field vacuum under an external electric field using a second-order Trotter-Suzuki decomposition. By comparison with exact diagonalization (ED), we verify that the quantum-simulation protocol reproduces the main features of field-induced boundary charge separation, decay of the vacuum-state fidelity, and quasiperiodic energy redistribution between the electric-field energy term and the fermionic sector. Our results indicate that combining VQE-based state preparation with digital real-time evolution provides a useful approach for studying nonequilibrium dynamics in strong-field lattice gauge theories.

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