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Quantum algorithm for nonhomogeneous linear partial differential equations

Quantum algorithm for nonhomogeneous linear partial differential equations

We describe a quantum algorithm for preparing states that encode solutions of non-homogeneous linear partial differential equations. The algorithm is a continuous-variable version of matrix inversion: it efficiently inverts differential operators that are polynomials in the variables and their partial derivatives. The output is a quantum state whose wavefunction is …