Low-temperature transition of 2d random-bond Ising model and quantum infinite randomness

This paper demonstrates that the low-temperature ferromagnet-to-paramagnet transition in the two-dimensional random-bond Ising model is controlled by a zero-temperature fixed point that can be understood via a renormalization group mapping to a noninteracting quantum problem exhibiting an infinite randomness fixed point, where the tunneling exponent equals the spin stiffness exponent.

Akshat Pandey, Aditya Mahadevan, A. Alan Middleton + 1 more2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph

EAQKD: Entanglement-Based Authenticated Quantum Key Distribution

This paper introduces Entanglement-Based Authenticated Quantum Key Distribution (EAQKD), a novel protocol that integrates quantum entanglement with information-theoretic authentication to achieve unconditional security, demonstrating through realistic simulations that it maintains low error rates and practical key generation speeds over long distances while outperforming existing QKD protocols.

Noureldin Mohamed, Saif Al-Kuwari2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph

Collapse and transition of a superposition of states under a delta-function pulse in a two-level system

This paper derives exact analytical expressions for the transition of a two-level quantum system from an initial linear superposition of eigenstates to a definite eigenstate under a delta-function pulse, demonstrating that specific interaction strengths can induce an abrupt, measurement-like "collapse" of the wavefunction that is independent of the system's energy gap.

Ariel Edery2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph

High-Stress Si3N4 Reflective Membranes Monolithically Integrated with Cavity Bragg Mirrors

This paper presents a scalable, monolithic fabrication strategy that integrates high-stress silicon nitride membranes with distributed Bragg reflectors using dry processing techniques, achieving self-aligned optomechanical cavities with high optical finesse and mechanical quality factors while eliminating the alignment and stability bottlenecks of conventional methods.

Megha Khokhar, Lucas Norder, Paolo M. Sberna + 1 more2026-03-03⚛️ quant-ph

Steering paths mid-flight for fault-tolerance in measurement-based holonomic gates

This paper presents a fault-tolerant framework for measurement-based holonomic quantum computation that suppresses non-Markovian noise via the quantum Zeno effect and corrects Markovian errors by steering the evolution path mid-flight based on decoded measurement syndromes, enabling faster gate implementation by relaxing adiabaticity requirements.

Anirudh Lanka, Juan Garcia-Nila, Todd A. Brun2026-03-03⚛️ quant-ph

Correction scheme for total energy obtained on fault-tolerant quantum computer via quantum dominant orbital selection and subspace dynamical correlation methods

This paper proposes a hybrid quantum-classical scheme utilizing quantum dominant orbital selection (QDOS) and subspace dynamical correlation (SDC) to accurately evaluate molecular energies on fault-tolerant quantum computers while avoiding the computational bottleneck of extracting full wavefunction data.

Nobuki Inoue, Hisao Nakamura2026-03-03⚛️ quant-ph

Geometric mechanisms enabling spin- and enantio-sensitive observables in one photon ionization of chiral molecules

This study revisits Cherepkov's theory of spin-resolved photoionization in chiral molecules to demonstrate that the ten independent parameters governing spin- and enantio-sensitive observables can be reduced to moments of three fundamental geometric pseudovectors arising solely from electric dipole interactions.

Philip Caesar M. Flores, Stefanos Carlstr�m, Serguei Patchkovskii + 3 more2026-03-03⚛️ quant-ph