3–6 Feb 2026
Europe/Rome timezone

Quantum Generative Models for Fragmentation Functions

4 Feb 2026, 09:00
20m
Auditorium U12 - Guido Martinotti

Auditorium U12 - Guido Martinotti

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Edificio U12, Via Vizzola, 5, 20126 Milano (MI)

Speaker

Dr Michele Grossi (CERN)

Description

Quantum computing provides a natural framework for generative modeling through sampling tasks with established complexity-theoretic advantages, yet standard parametrized-circuit approaches face persistent challenges in trainability and scalability. This talk reports recent progress on a differentiable quantum generative model (DQGM) based on quantum Chebyshev transforms, which enables post-training resolution scaling and efficient sampling without additional optimization. As a key application, we study fragmentation functions (FFs) of charged pions and kaons from single-inclusive hadron production in electron-positron annihilation. We learn the joint distribution of momentum fraction z and energy scale Q, and infer their correlations from the entanglement structure.

Sessions Quantum Machine Learning:
Invited Yes

Author

Dr Michele Grossi (CERN)

Presentation materials