Recurrent Neural Network Simulation of Quantum Transport Equations

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Problem

The conditional quantum master equation, used to describe charge transport processes, is an infinite recursive differential equation system, making it difficult to study physical quantities related to quantum transport processes, and there is a need for a method to stimulate this equation in quantum transport processes using a recurrent neural network to guide the design of micro-nano quantum devices.

Innovation Solution

A recurrent neural network, specifically a long short-term memory (LSTM) network, is established to simulate the conditional quantum master equation by replacing input values with shot noise spectra, output values with traces of density matrices, and parameters with connections between these matrices, and trained using data from quantum transport processes to achieve equivalence with the conditional quantum master equation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the conditional quantum master equation is used to describe charge transport processes in detail, then the measurement precision of quantum transport properties is improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of solving the equation increase due to its infinite recursive differential equation system nature

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement precision of quantum transport propertiesVSAvoidcomplexity of conditional quantum master equation system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a computational copy of the conditional quantum master equation using a recurrent neural network. The RNN is trained to replicate the behavior of the infinite recursive differential equation system, allowing researchers to study quantum transport properties through the simpler neural network model without directly solving the complex original equations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mathematical mechanical system (infinite recursive differential equations) with a computational system (recurrent neural network). This substitution transforms an analytically intractable problem into a computationally manageable one, enabling the study of quantum transport processes that were previously difficult to analyze.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Measurement precision

If the conditional quantum master equation is used to study quantum transport processes, then the measurement precision of transport characteristics is improved, but the loss of time increases due to the extreme difficulty of solving the infinite recursive differential equation system

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement precision of transport characteristicsVSAvoidtime required to solve conditional quantum master equation
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by training the recurrent neural network in advance to learn the solutions of the conditional quantum master equation. Once trained, the RNN can rapidly predict quantum transport characteristics without requiring repeated solutions of the complex differential equations, significantly reducing the time needed for subsequent studies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The trained RNN serves as a pre-computed copy of the solution mechanism for the conditional quantum master equation. Instead of solving the infinite recursive differential equations each time a new scenario is studied, researchers can directly query the pre-trained neural network, which has already encapsulated the solution patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If traditional methods are used to suppress shot noise in quantum devices, then the signal-noise ratio is improved, but the loss of information increases because shot noise contains important quantum transport dynamics information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesignal-noise ratioVSAvoidinformation loss of quantum transport dynamics
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs feedback by using the recurrent neural network to model and analyze shot noise characteristics. Instead of simply suppressing shot noise, the system uses the RNN to process and interpret the noise signals, extracting valuable information about quantum transport dynamics from what would traditionally be considered unwanted noise.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the harmful shot noise into a beneficial information source. By applying the recurrent neural network analysis, the shot noise that was previously viewed as a detrimental factor reducing signal quality is transformed into a valuable carrier of quantum transport dynamics information, allowing simultaneous improvement of signal-noise ratio and information retention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Data Source

PatentUS12254380B2Method of stimulating a conditional quantum master equation in a quantum transport process by a recurrent neural network
Publication Date: 2025.03.18 UNIV OF ELECTRONICS SCI & TECH OF CHINA
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AI summary

The disclosure claims a method of stimulating a conditional quantum master equation in a quantum transport process by a recurrent neural network, comprising the following steps of: establishing a recurrent neural network which is a long short term memory network (LSTM), wherein the LSTM comprises TLSTM cells arranged in chronological order, and each LSTM cell has an input value xt and an output value ht, and there is a parameter (W, b) in the LSTM cell; replacing the input value xt with a shot noise spectrum S(ω) of the current obtained according to the conditional quantum master equation; replacing the output value ht with a trace of density matrices in the conditional quantum master equation; and replacing the parameter (W, b) with a connection between density matrices in the conditional quantum master equation at imminent moments.