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MO: Fachverband Molekülphysik
MO 9: Chirality II
MO 9.7: Talk
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 12:45–13:00, P 110
Chiral Discrimination on Gate-Based Quantum Computers — •Sabre Kais2 and Muhammad Arsalan Ali Akbar1 — 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Department of Chemistry North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606 — 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Department of Chemistry North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606
We present a novel approach to chiral discrimination using gate-based quantum processors, addressing a key challenge in adapting conventional control techniques using modern quantum computing. Schemes such as stimulated rapid adiabatic passage (STIRAP) and shortcuts to adiabaticity (STAP) have shown strong potential for enantiomer discrimination; their reliance on analog and continuous-time control makes them incompatible with digital gate-based quantum computing architectures. Here, we adapt these protocols for quantum computers by discretizing their Gaussian-shaped pulses through Trotterization. We simulate the chiral molecule 1,2- propanediol and experimentally validate this gate-based implementation on IBM quantum hardware. Our results demonstrate that this approach is a viable foundation for advancing chiral discrimination protocols, preparing the way for quantum-level manipulation of molecular chirality on accessible quantum architectures
Keywords: Quantum Computing and Chirality