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Encoding of linear kinetic plasma problems in quantum circuits via data compression

Journal Article · · Journal of Plasma Physics
We propose an algorithm for encoding linear kinetic plasma problems in quantum circuits. The focus is on modelling electrostatic linear waves in a one-dimensional Maxwellian electron plasma. The waves are described by the linearized Vlasov–Ampère system with a spatially localized external current that drives plasma oscillations. This system is formulated as a boundary-value problem and cast in the form of a linear vector equation Aψ = b to be solved by using the quantum signal processing algorithm. The latter requires encoding of matrix A in a quantum circuit as a sub-block of a unitary matrix. We propose how to encode A in a circuit in a compressed form and discuss how the resulting circuit scales with the problem size and the desired precision.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-09CH11466; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
2448307
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2453957
Report Number(s):
LLNL--JRNL-861817
Journal Information:
Journal of Plasma Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Plasma Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 90; ISSN 0022-3778
Publisher:
Cambridge University PressCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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