Abstract

We study computational problems related to the Schrödinger operator H=−Δ+V in the real space under the condition that (i) the potential function V is smooth and has its value and derivative bounded within some polynomial of n and (ii) V only consists of O(1)-body interactions. We prove that (i) simulating the dynamics generated by the Schrödinger operator implements universal quantum computation, i.e., it is BQP-hard, and (ii) estimating the ground energy of the Schrödinger operator is as hard as estimating that of local Hamiltonians with no sign problem (a.k.a. stoquastic Hamiltonians), i.e., it is StoqMA-complete. This result is particularly intriguing because the ground energy problem for general bosonic Hamiltonians is known to be QMA-hard and it is widely believed that StoqMAQMA.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2024
URL
https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05120
Journal
arXiv
Contributors
Date Published
11/2024