Quantum Simulation of Fusion Kinetics and Materials, Honestly: 5-Qubit Landau Damping, ADAPT-VQE at Chemical Accuracy, and the Resource Frontier
Abstract
Quantum computing for fusion, with honest resource estimates. Landau damping reproduced on a five-qubit Hamiltonian-simulation circuit; ADAPT-VQE at chemical accuracy on the candidate fusion-alloy fragments; and a resource frontier separating the tractable linear kinetic operator (early fault-tolerant) from the nonlinear gyrokinetic problem (fault-tolerant horizon). Noisy hardware shows no advantage today; classical gyrokinetics remains cheaper at every demonstrated scale.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Magnetic confinement fusion research
Nuclear physics research studies
Space Satellite Systems and Control
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 28 August 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint