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arxiv: 2606.01110 · v1 · pith:QKOOYBGNnew · submitted 2026-05-31 · ⚛️ physics.geo-ph · cs.LG· quant-ph

Accelerating physics-informed neural networks for full waveform inversion using a hybrid quantum-classical finite-basis architecture

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keywords full waveform inversionphysics-informed neural networkshybrid quantum-classicalparameterized quantum circuitsgeophysical inversionacoustic wave equationFBPINN
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Hybrid quantum-classical network reaches lower FWI velocity error in 8x fewer iterations

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This paper introduces a hybrid quantum-classical finite-basis physics-informed neural network for acoustic full waveform inversion. The decomposed wavefield network and global velocity network are realized as classical-to-quantum pipelines that terminate in parameterized quantum circuits simulated differentiably with JAX statevectors. On a geophysical anomaly benchmark the hybrid reaches lower L1 velocity error than the main classical FBPINN baseline after roughly eight times fewer training iterations while using about one-third fewer parameters. It also beats all fifteen classical hyperparameter variants tested on the same task. A checkerboard benchmark confirms the pipeline recovers structured spatial velocity variations beyond localized anomalies.

Core claim

We present a hybrid quantum-classical FBPINN for acoustic FWI in which the decomposed wavefield network and the global velocity network are implemented as classical-to-quantum pipelines terminating in parameterized quantum circuits realized as differentiable JAX statevector simulators. This setup enables end-to-end automatic differentiation through the classical PINN, the quantum circuit, and the physics-informed loss. On a geophysical anomaly benchmark the quantum hybrid reaches a lower L1 velocity error than the primary classical FBPINN baseline in approximately 8x fewer training iterations despite using approximately 33% fewer trainable parameters and outperforms all 15 classical hyperpar

What carries the argument

Hybrid quantum-classical FBPINN with decomposed wavefield and global velocity networks realized as classical-to-quantum pipelines ending in parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) that support end-to-end differentiation through the physics-informed loss.

If this is right

  • The same pipeline applies directly to other wave-based inverse problems such as medical ultrasound tomography and non-destructive evaluation.
  • End-to-end differentiability through the quantum circuits allows the quantum components to participate in any physics-informed loss without separate optimization stages.
  • The architecture recovers both localized anomalies and extended checkerboard-style spatial variations in the velocity field.
  • Fewer trainable parameters combined with faster convergence reduces the computational cost of mesh-free inversion relative to classical FBPINNs.
  • The method is compatible with any differentiable quantum simulator that can be embedded in an automatic-differentiation framework.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If quantum hardware or faster simulators become available the iteration advantage could translate into practical wall-clock speedups on larger problems.
  • The same hybrid pattern might accelerate convergence in other PINN applications that currently suffer from slow training on complex fields.
  • Direct wall-clock timing comparisons on identical hardware would be needed to confirm whether the iteration reduction yields real runtime gains once simulator overhead is included.
  • Extending the benchmarks to three-dimensional models would test whether the observed advantages persist at larger scale.

Load-bearing premise

The parameterized quantum circuits remain stable and expressive enough under end-to-end differentiation through the physics-informed loss without introducing simulation artifacts that degrade inversion accuracy.

What would settle it

Running the geophysical anomaly benchmark and finding that the quantum hybrid does not achieve lower L1 velocity error than the classical baseline in approximately 8x fewer iterations.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.01110 by Ali Tura, Divakar Vashisth, Hoang Anh Nguyen.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Schematic of the finite-basis classical-quantum hybrid architecture, combining classical [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Multilayer PQC Q. Each input feature zi is angle-encoded via an Ry(βi zi) rotation (blue encoding layer), where βi is a trainable scaling parameter. Variational layers of single-qubit rotations Rx, Ry, Rz followed by a linear CNOT ladder are repeated L times (orange block). Each qubit is measured in the Pauli-Z basis (green meters), and the outputs are averaged to yield a scalar in [−1, 1]. 2.2 Anomaly ben… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Anomaly benchmark inversion and convergence. (a) True velocity model used for the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: Checkerboard benchmark inversion. (a) True velocity model: a 3 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_4.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Full waveform inversion (FWI) reconstructs heterogeneous material properties from receiver data but remains computationally demanding. Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) and their domain-decomposed variants (FBPINNs) offer a mesh-free alternative but face convergence challenges when representing complex velocity fields. We present a hybrid quantum-classical FBPINN for acoustic FWI, bringing together quantum computing and classical machine learning, in which the decomposed wavefield network and the global velocity network are implemented as classical-to-quantum pipelines terminating in parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs). The PQCs are realized as differentiable JAX statevector simulators, enabling end-to-end automatic differentiation through the classical PINN, the quantum circuit, and the physics-informed loss. On a geophysical anomaly benchmark, the quantum hybrid reaches a lower L1 velocity error than the primary classical FBPINN baseline in approximately 8x fewer training iterations, despite using approximately 33% fewer trainable parameters, and it outperforms all 15 classical hyperparameter variants tested. A second benchmark (checkerboard) demonstrates the generality of the inversion pipeline, confirming that the quantum hybrid architecture can recover structured spatial variations beyond the localized anomaly benchmark. Our framework is broadly applicable to wave-based inverse problems beyond geophysics, including medical ultrasound tomography and non-destructive evaluation.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper proposes a hybrid quantum-classical finite-basis physics-informed neural network (FBPINN) architecture for acoustic full waveform inversion (FWI). The decomposed wavefield network and global velocity network are realized as classical-to-quantum pipelines ending in parameterized quantum circuits (PQCs) simulated via differentiable JAX statevector simulators, enabling end-to-end differentiation through the physics-informed loss. On a geophysical anomaly benchmark the hybrid model is reported to achieve lower L1 velocity error than a classical FBPINN baseline in approximately 8x fewer iterations while using ~33% fewer parameters and outperforming 15 classical hyperparameter variants; a checkerboard benchmark is used to demonstrate generality for recovering structured velocity variations.

Significance. If the reported performance gains and stability under end-to-end differentiation hold after proper controls, the work would constitute a concrete demonstration of quantum-enhanced PINNs for wave-based inverse problems. The use of differentiable quantum circuit simulation within a domain-decomposed PINN framework is a technical strength that could be relevant to other mesh-free inversion tasks in geophysics, ultrasound tomography, and non-destructive testing. The absence of free parameters or ad-hoc axioms in the provided description is noted positively.

minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states concrete performance numbers (8x iteration reduction, 33% parameter savings, outperformance of 15 variants) without accompanying error bars, training curves, or explicit data-exclusion rules; these details are required to evaluate robustness.
  2. [Abstract] The weakest assumption flagged (stability and expressivity of PQCs under end-to-end differentiation through the physics loss) is central to the claims but is not addressed in the provided abstract text; the methods section must supply circuit ansatze, qubit counts, and simulation artifact checks.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their summary of the manuscript and for highlighting the technical strengths of the differentiable quantum circuit simulation within the domain-decomposed PINN framework. We also appreciate the positive note regarding the absence of free parameters or ad-hoc axioms. No specific major comments were raised in the report, so we provide no point-by-point responses below. We remain available to address any additional questions or requests for clarification from the referee or editor.

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper introduces a hybrid quantum-classical FBPINN architecture for acoustic FWI, realized via differentiable JAX statevector simulators for PQCs, and reports empirical performance gains (lower L1 error in ~8x fewer iterations, fewer parameters) on anomaly and checkerboard benchmarks versus classical FBPINN variants. No load-bearing derivations, equations, or self-citations are present that reduce claimed results to fitted inputs by construction, self-definition, or ansatz smuggling. The performance numbers are presented as direct outcomes of end-to-end training runs on the physics-informed loss, with no internal reduction to the inputs themselves. This is the expected non-finding for an architecture paper whose central claims rest on numerical experiments rather than analytic derivations.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

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axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The acoustic wave equation governs propagation in the FWI setting
    Implicit in the physics-informed loss described in the abstract.

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