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    Dynamics of Majorana fermions on a quantum computer

    Yuxiao Hang*, Rosa Di Felice†, Aiichiro Nakano‡, and Stephan Haas§

    • *Contact author: yhang@usc.edu
    • †Contact author: difelice@usc.edu
    • ‡Contact author: anakano@usc.edu
    • §Contact author: shaas@usc.edu

    Phys. Rev. B 113, 235145 – Published 24 June, 2026

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/8dlm-y2rq

    Abstract

    The study of quasiparticle dynamics is central to understanding nonequilibrium phenomena in quantum many-body systems. Direct simulation of such dynamics on quantum hardware has been limited by circuit depth and noise constraints. In this work, we use a recently developed constant-depth circuit algorithm to examine the real-time evolution of site-resolved magnetization in a transverse-field Ising chain on noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices. By representing each spin as a pair of Majorana fermions, we identify two distinct dynamical regimes governed by the relative strength of spin interaction. Furthermore, we show how local impurities can serve as probes of Majorana modes, acting as dynamical barriers in the weak coupling regime. These results demonstrate that constant-depth quantum circuits provide a viable route for studying quasiparticle propagation and for probing Majorana signatures on currently available quantum processors.

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