Reinforcement LearningtoHarness Approximation Errors for Long-Time QuantumSimulation
A preprint posted to arXiv on 21 August 2026 proposes using reinforcement learning to manage approximation errors in long-time quantum simulation. The work focuses on error accumulation during Trotterised time evolution and adaptively distributes the approximation error budget.
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RL-guided error allocation could let near-term quantum processors simulate quantum dynamics for longer effective times before noise dominates.
If the learned policy generalises across Hamiltonians and hardware, it could be integrated into existing quantum simulation stacks to reduce the number of Trotter steps or improve accuracy under fixed circuit depth, extending the reach of current devices without additional qubits.
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