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ArticleNature communications2026

The Riemann Hypothesis manifested in dynamical quantum phase transitions.

Shijie Wei, Yue Zhai, Quanfeng Lu, Wentao Yang, Pan Gao, Chao Wei, Junda Song, Franco Nori, Tao Xin, Guilu Long

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Shijie Wei *Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing, China. weisj@baqis.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-1198
Yue Zhai *Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Quanfeng Lu *Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Wentao YangDepartment of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Pan GaoBeijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chao WeiSouthern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Junda SongSouthern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
Franco NoriCenter for Quantum Computing, RIKEN, Wakoshi, Saitama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3682-7432
Tao XinInternational Quantum Academy, Shenzhen, 518048, China. xintao@iqasz.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8961-1945
Guilu LongBeijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing, China. gllong@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-1579

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Beijing Nova Program 20230484345MEXT | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) JPMJCR24I2National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12275117National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62571050National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 92576109
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Abstract

The Riemann Hypothesis (RH), one of the most profound unsolved problems in mathematics, concerns the nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function. Linking these zeros to physical phenomena offers new perspectives on their origin and verification. Here we establish a direct correspondence between these zeros and dynamical quantum phase transitions in two complementary engineered quantum many-body systems, characterized by the average accumulated phase factor and the Loschmidt amplitude, respectively. This precise correspondence recasts the RH as the occurrence of phase transitions at a unique temperature and identifies it as a previously unknown transition mechanism. We demonstrate this correspondence in a proof-of-principle experiment on a quantum processor. Moreover, we propose a quantum computational framework that implements both systems with polynomial resources, suggesting quantum advantage in probing the hypothesis. Our work bridges nonequilibrium quantum dynamics and number theory, positioning quantum computing as a powerful platform for exploring mathematical conjectures, phase transitions and beyond.

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