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6 papers

quant-ph2026

Pauli Correlation Encoding for mRNA Secondary Structure Prediction: Problem-Aware Decoding for Dense-Constraint QUBOs

Triet Friedhoff, Mihir Metkar, Wade Davis +2

Pauli Correlation Encoding (PCE) compresses binary variables onto qubits by mapping them to commuting Pauli correlators, but its continuous expectation values mu…

quant-ph2026

Quantum-centric simulation of hydrogen abstraction by sample-based quantum diagonalization and entanglement forging

Tyler Smith, Tanvi P. Gujarati, Mario Motta +11

The simulation of electronic systems is an anticipated application for quantum-centric computers, i.e. heterogeneous architectures where classical and quantum processing units oper…

quant-ph2025

Evaluating Sample-Based Krylov Quantum Diagonalization for Heisenberg Models with Applications to Materials Science

Roman Firt, Neel Misciasci, Jonathan E. Mueller +4

We evaluate the Sample-based Krylov Quantum Diagonalization (SKQD) algorithm on one- and two-dimensional Heisenberg models, including strongly correlated regimes in which the groun…

physics.chem-ph2025

Sample-based Quantum Diagonalization Methods for Modeling the Photochemistry of Diazirine and Diazo Compounds

Saurabh Shivpuje, Tanvi P. Gujarati, Richard Van +6

Diazirines and diazo compounds are widely employed as photoreactive precursors for generating carbenes, key intermediates in chemical biology and materials science. However, comput…

quant-ph2025

Co-optimization of codon usage and mRNA secondary structure using quantum computing

Dimitris Alevras, Mihir Metkar, Triet Friedhoff +5

Co-optimizing mRNA sequences for both codon optimality and secondary structure is crucial for producing stable and efficacious mRNA therapeutics. Codon optimization, which adjusts…

quant-ph2025

Towards secondary structure prediction of longer mRNA sequences using a quantum-centric optimization scheme

Vaibhaw Kumar, Dimitris Alevras, Mihir Metkar +9

Accurate prediction of mRNA secondary structure is critical for understanding gene expression, translation efficiency, and advancing mRNA-based therapeutics. However, the combinato…