Quantum computation has traditionally been formulated by postulating abstract information carriers and subsequently identifying physical systems that realize them. We adopt the opposite viewpoint and ask what computational structure is supplied by a fundamental relativistic quantum system itself. Focusing on the simplest nontrivial massive spin carrier, spin-1/2, we show that its relativistic description supplies a native four-dimensional information carrier through the Dirac equation. The resulting Dirac information carrier possesses an intrinsic positive- and negative-energy decomposition that induces a physics-constrained computational structure comprising sector-preserving and sector-coupling quantum logic. Restricting the relativistic computational structure to the positive-energy sector and taking the nonrelativistic regime recovers the familiar Pauli qubit description. We distinguish mathematical unitary transformations from physically admissible gates and show how charge-conjugation structure, charge superselection, and associated reference-frame resources can constrain quantum logic beyond the sector-preserving structure. Finally, under appropriate physical assumptions, we establish the conditions under which this structure supports full single-carrier controllability. Our work establishes the Dirac information carrier as the massive spin-1/2 instance of a broader programme in which computational structures are derived from the relativistic representation carried by the underlying physical system.
Coherent states bridge the gap between quantum and classical physics, but their overcomplete and nonorthogonal nature makes it difficult to identify the minimal discrete set needed to reconstruct quantum information. Finite spin-coherent tomography and discrete coherent-state operator bases are known, but here we address the more specific rank-resolved problem of preserving the canonical contravariant-symbol representation. We show that the canonical finite coherent-state formula reconstructs every operator in the rank-$S$ sector exactly if and only if the sampling points form a spherical $(2J+S)$-design. We call the associated configurations spin-coherent quantum designs. We further give a fully explicit positive-weight Gauss-Legendre construction that avoids the need for an equal-weight spherical design. Together, these results establish a unified framework for reading out physical observables from a handful of measurement samples, playing for spin systems the role that the so-called von Neumann lattice plays for canonical coherent states. Finally, we derive practical protocols for estimating moments of spin operators from these constructions, with direct applications to polarimetry, magnetometry, and quantum state tomography.
Marcin Rudzinski, A. Goldberg, A. B. Klimov et al.· 0 citations
Quantum computing provides a promising framework for the simulation of quantum field theories, where the computational cost depends both on the quantum algorithm employed and on the representation of the Hamiltonian. We investigate a formulation of the $\phi^4$ model based on the harmonic-oscillator basis in coordinate space. We derive the lattice $\phi^4$ Hamiltonian in this representation and analyze the structure of the resulting one-body matrix and interaction tensor. We show that both exhibit an effective band-diagonal structure, allowing controlled truncations of the Hamiltonian while preserving the low-energy spectrum. We validate this formulation by comparing low-energy observables obtained from numerical diagonalization with those computed in the standard harmonic-oscillator momentum-space representation. Finally, we estimate the resources required to encode the Hamiltonian on a quantum computer using both binary and unary boson-to-qubit mappings. By exploiting effective locality, the coordinate-space representation reduces the resources required for quantum simulation over a broad range of parameters.
Gaétan Bardy, M. Saubanère, A. Tanasa· 0 citations
The Quantum Geometric Tensor, encompassing the quantum metric and Berry curvature, is a central concept in modern condensed matter physics. However, its standard calculation via $k$-derivatives of the Bloch projector conceals a fundamental ambiguity regarding the choice of unit-cell convention, specifically in the treatment of intra-cell orbital positions (i.e., with or without the orbital position $e^{ikx_\alpha}$). We resolve this inconsistency by introducing a convention-independent physical QGT defined via a covariant derivative that explicitly incorporates the full position operator. We demonstrate that this formulation is uniquely mandated by the microscopic derivation of the physical current via the Peierls substitution. Notably, we uncover a leading-order failure in standard $k \cdot p$ effective theories for systems with bond-ordered gaps, identifying a need for caution in their application. Finally, we propose geometric engineering as a new design paradigm, enabling the independent tuning of geometric responses without altering the energy dispersion.
This paper extends the Schrödinger quantum field—a wave function treated as a fundamental quantum field describing particle states and probabilities—to a fully relativistic framework within Parametrized Relativistic Quantum Theory (PRQT). A hallmark of parametrized theories is the use of an invariant evolution parameter, which addresses key conceptual challenges in standard quantum field theory (QFT). Feynman's path integral formulation is reviewed to illustrate the historical role of such parameters in early QFT developments. We then present a variational approach, based on the Pavšič–Barut action principle with a parametrized Lagrangian density, to derive field equations that naturally incorporate the invariant evolution parameter and yield a mass operator. The consistency of this formalism with physical measurements is demonstrated through applications to the Stueckelberg equation, including its implications for particle trajectories and mass states. The potential for resolving Standard Model anomalies is discussed.
J. Fanchi· American Journal of Physics· 0 citations
We develop a comprehensive theoretical framework for Carrollian quantum mechanics by performing systematic ultra-relativistic contractions of the Klein--Gordon equation in the limit $c \to 0$. This limiting process uncovers three distinct sectors---time-like, space-like, and hybrid---each governed by a Carroll-invariant wave equation and accompanied by a consistent probabilistic interpretation. The time-like sector exhibits a novel temporal tunneling phenomenon, characterized by the relation $|\mathcal{T}|^2 = 1 + |\mathcal{R}|^2$, which reflects the indefinite character of the Klein--Gordon norm. In the space-like sector, the presence of spatial propagation necessitates a tachyonic dispersion relation, which forces the density to vanish for energy eigenstates, yielding zero-norm (null) states that gain physical relevance within Carrollian physics due to the underlying null geometric structure. The hybrid sector combines features of both sectors and admits two distinct formulations, which may be either tachyonic or non-tachyonic, and can be interpreted as an inhomogeneous Klein--Gordon equation. For all three sectors, we derive the corresponding continuity equations, probability densities, and currents, and investigate canonical quantum systems---including the particle in a box and tunneling phenomena---within the Carrollian regime.
The quantum lattice Boltzmann (QLB) scheme of Succi and Dellar advances a four-component Dirac spinor on a lattice by a fixed sequence of local, exactly norm-preserving operations: a basis rotation, a collision, a streaming shift, and the inverse rotation. This unitarity is a structural property of the scheme, not an approximation, which suggests that a QLB time step should map onto a sequence of quantum gates. Here we make that mapping explicit. We give a gate-level construction of every operation of the three-dimensional Dirac QLB scheme: the fixed rotation gates, the collision gate, the streaming shift as a controlled increment on a position register, the position-dependent potential as a phase oracle, and periodic and reflecting (bounce-back) boundary conditions as unitary circuits. We then compose them into single-axis, two- and three-dimensional time steps. On a state-vector emulator the resulting circuits reproduce the classical QLB solver to machine precision (maximum density deviation between $3.7\times10^{-12}$ and $1.0\times10^{-17}$ across the one-, two-, and three-dimensional tests), so the circuits are the scheme rather than an approximation of it. The scope is narrow: we establish that the Succi-Dellar theory can be implemented on a (gate-model) quantum computer, and report the associated gate counts. We make no claim of computational advantage; state preparation, measurement, and asymptotic cost are discussed as open questions. All operators, circuits, tests, and figures are reproducible from the open-source quantumKineticMethods library.
N. Sawant, Ethan Young, K. Griffin et al.· 0 citations
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