The interplay of Anderson localization and decoherence results in intricate dynamics that is notoriously difficult to simulate on classical computers. We develop the framework for a quantum simulation of such an open quantum system making use of time-varying randomized gradients, and show that even an implementation with limited experimental resources results in accurate simulations.

• Received 30 October 2019
• Revised 29 April 2020
• Accepted 13 July 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.022407