Benchmark

Transverse-Field Ising Model Benchmark

VQE / Hamiltonian Simulation / Exact Diagonalisation · Simulation · 36 qubits · Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane

Benchmark for quantum simulation of the transverse-field Ising model (TFIM), a paradigmatic model for studying quantum phase transitions. Implementations range from VQE ground-state calculations on NISQ hardware (tested on IQM Garnet, IBM Quantum) to Hamiltonian simulation of dynamics on trapped-ion platforms. Studies cover 1D chains up to 25 qubits and 2D lattices up to 6x6 sites.

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Benchmark for quantum simulation of the transverse-field Ising model (TFIM), a paradigmatic model for studying quantum phase transitions. Implementations range from VQE ground-state calculations on NISQ hardware (tested on IQM Garnet, IBM Quantum) to Hamiltonian simulation of dynamics on trapped-ion platforms. Studies cover 1D chains up to 25 qubits and 2D lattices up to 6x6 sites.

Key Metrics
1D chain max
25 qubits
2D lattice max
6×6 sites (36 qubits)
Hardware tested
IBM, IQM Garnet, Quantinuum
Why It Matters

The paradigmatic model for quantum phase transitions, serving as the primary test bed for quantum simulation capabilities across competing hardware platforms.

Hardware

IBM Quantum, IQM Garnet, Quantinuum, simulators

Framework

Qiskit, Cirq, PennyLane