#anharmonic
Researchers developed a more efficient quantum-simulation toolkit for oscillator–qubit hardware that uses generalized Jacobi–Anger expansions and quantum signal processing to model realistic anharmonic molecular vibrations, reducing circuit depth.
arxiv.org/abs/2609.40078
Oscillator-Qubit Primitives for a Molecular Quantum Dynamics Simulator
Molecular quantum dynamics simulations that treat both electrons and nuclei quantum mechanically are crucial for predicting chemical reactions. With classical computation, a full wave-function represe...
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October 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Spectrally Selective Charging of an Interacting Quantum Battery via an Anharmonic Mediator
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.39393
Sujay Mondal, Anumita Mukhopadhyay, Siddhartha Dutta, Abhijit Bandyopadhyay.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.39393
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October 1, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Sujay Mondal, Anumita Mukhopadhyay, Siddhartha Dutta, Abhijit Bandyopadhyay: Spectrally Selective Charging of an Interacting Quantum Battery via an Anharmonic Mediator https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.39393 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.39393 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.39393
October 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Nguyen Tran Gia Bao, Thang Bach Phan, Vu Thi Hanh Thu, Nguyen Tuan Hung: Anharmonic Phonon Renormalization and Defect Tolerance of the Thermoelectric Power Factor in Monolayer SnSe https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.20019 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.20019 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.20019
September 18, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Anharmonic Phonon Renormalization and Defect Tolerance of the Thermoelectric Power Factor in Monolayer SnSe https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.20019
September 18, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Conditions for the Emergence of Spontaneous Phonon Frequency Combs from Anharmonic Potentials
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.17707
Jayakrishnan SS, Mayanak K Gupta, Dipanshu Bansal.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.17707
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September 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Ali Al-Jaaidi, David Lauvergnat, Daniel Pel\'aez: Variational computation of anharmonic ground and excited vibrational eigenstates using bound Quartic Force Fields: Application with MCTDH and... https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.18654 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.18654 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.18654
September 17, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Jayakrishnan SS, Mayanak K Gupta, Dipanshu Bansal: Conditions for the Emergence of Spontaneous Phonon Frequency Combs from Anharmonic Potentials https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.17707 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.17707 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.17707
September 17, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Excited-state transitions are ideal tests, but optical spectra often have broad, less-standardized bands. Full line shapes require anharmonic, vibronic, and environmental effects. Closer theory–measurement work would benefit both fields.
September 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Atsuto Seko, Atsushi Togo: Scalable construction of force-constant basis sets for large-scale anharmonic lattice-dynamical calculations https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.15050 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.15050 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.15050
September 15, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Novel framework for constructing QES deformations of quantum systems via Darboux-Crum transformations and Bethe ansatz. Families of anharmonic and rational deformations yield closed-form wavefunctions and spectra for systems previously lacking exact solutions.
Quasi-Exactly Solvable Deformations of Quantum Systems with Exceptional Orthogonal Polynomials
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September 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Mandal, Nanthini, Singh, Rana, Dey, Biswas, Soni: Anharmonic Lattice Dynamics and Anisotropic Electron-Phonon Coupling in Quasi-1-Dimensional Charge Density Wave Ta2NiSe7 https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.05129 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.05129 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.05129
September 7, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Anharmonic Lattice Dynamics and Anisotropic Electron-Phonon Coupling in Quasi-1-Dimensional Charge Density Wave Ta2NiSe7
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.05129
Prithwija Mandal, S. Nanthini, Aditya Singh, Kewal S. Rana, Dibyendu Dey, Kanishka Biswas, Ajay Soni.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.05129
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September 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A programmable superconducting quantum processor can engineer a wide variety of non-Gaussian quantum potentials, including cubic, double-well, and molecular Morse potentials. This provides a flexible route toward universal continuous-variable quantum computing.
arxiv.org/abs/2609.02405
Programming anharmonic potentials in a superconducting harmonic oscillator
Continuous-variable quantum systems offer a resource-efficient route to universal quantum information processing and analogue quantum simulation of real-world processes, such as molecular physics and ...
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September 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
In the September 3rd edition:
- Transversal gate and magic state distillation in spin-qubit processors
- Anharmonic potentials in continuous-variable quantum computers
- Monte-Carlo simulation to test quantum advantage
- Quantum simulation of protein folding

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September 3, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Fontaine, Somani, Yu, Loke, Schwinger, Fong, Huang, Copetudo, Bakr, Lau, Krisnanda, Gao: Programming anharmonic potentials in a superconducting harmonic oscillator https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.02405 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.02405 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.02405
September 3, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Xiaorui Dong, Mi Pang, Wenjie Ma, Yao Ma, Pugeng Hou: Quantum Structural Renormalization and Anharmonic Stabilization of Superconductivity in P4/mmm YScH8 https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.02295 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.02295 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.02295
September 3, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Demonstrated programmable non-Gaussian phase gates using bosonic quantum signal processing on superconducting harmonic oscillators, implementing cubic, double-well, and Morse potentials for quantum simulation of molecular dynamics.

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Programming Anharmonic Potentials in Superconducting Harmonic Oscillators
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September 3, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Programming anharmonic potentials in a superconducting harmonic oscillator
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.02405
Clara Yun Fontaine, Mansi Somani, Kehui Yu, May Chee Loke, Jonathan Schwinger, Pak-Tik Fong, Ni-Ni Huang, Adrian Copetudo, Mustafa Bakr, Hoi-Kwan Lau, Tanjung Krisnanda, Yvonne Y. Gao.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.02405
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September 3, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Quantum Structural Renormalization and Anharmonic Stabilization of Superconductivity in P4/mmm YScH8
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.02295
Xiaorui Dong, Mi Pang, Wenjie Ma, Yao Ma, Pugeng Hou.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.02295
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September 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Researchers Simulate Molecule Spectra at Any Temperature Rapidly

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https://quantumzeitgeist.com/coherence-thermofield-dynamics-molecular-spectra-simulation-method/
Researchers Simulate Molecule Spectra At Any Temperature Rapidly
After initial classical molecular dynamics computations taking on the order of hours, vibronic spectra at nonzero temperatures can now be calculated in seconds. This advance stems from a combination of coherence thermofield dynamics with the single-Hessian approximation for weakly anharmonic systems. The method accurately reproduces key spectral features like hot bands and broadening without extensive additional computation.
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September 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Band-like Carriers in a Soft, Anharmonic Lattice: Lead-Halide Perovskites
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.28104
Young Mi Lee, Inhee Maeng, Jinwoo Park, Seung-Jae Oh, Min-Cherl Jung.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.28104
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August 31, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Young Mi Lee, Inhee Maeng, Jinwoo Park, Seung-Jae Oh, Min-Cherl Jung: Band-like Carriers in a Soft, Anharmonic Lattice: Lead-Halide Perovskites https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.28104 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2608.28104 https://arxiv.org/html/2608.28104
August 31, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Kian Damezin, Brendon W. Lovett, Erik M. Gauger, Adam Burgess
Dynamics and spectra of open quantum systems coupled to anharmonic environments
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.27163
August 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM