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Autores principales: Shao, Yuguo, Wei, Fuchuan, Cheng, Song, Liu, Zhengwei
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Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.05804
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author Shao, Yuguo
Wei, Fuchuan
Cheng, Song
Liu, Zhengwei
author_facet Shao, Yuguo
Wei, Fuchuan
Cheng, Song
Liu, Zhengwei
contents Large-scale variational quantum algorithms are widely recognized as a potential pathway to achieve practical quantum advantages. However, the presence of quantum noise might suppress and undermine these advantages, which blurs the boundaries of classical simulability. To gain further clarity on this matter, we present a novel polynomial-scale method based on the path integral of observable's back-propagation on Pauli paths (OBPPP). This method efficiently approximates expectation values of operators in variational quantum algorithms with bounded truncation error in the presence of single-qubit Pauli noise. Theoretically, we rigorously prove: 1) For a constant minimal non-zero noise rate $γ$, OBPPP's time and space complexity exhibit a polynomial relationship with the number of qubits $n$, the circuit depth $L$. 2) For variable $γ$, in scenarios where more than two non-zero noise factors exist, the complexity remains $\mathrm{Poly}\left(n,L\right)$ if $γ$ exceeds $1/\log{L}$, but grows exponential with $L$ when $γ$ falls below $1/L$. Numerically, we conduct classical simulations of IBM's zero-noise extrapolated experimental results on the 127-qubit Eagle processor [Nature \textbf{618}, 500 (2023)]. Our method attains higher accuracy and faster runtime compared to the quantum device. Furthermore, our approach allows us to simulate noisy outcomes, enabling accurate reproduction of IBM's unmitigated results that directly correspond to raw experimental observations. Our research reveals the vital role of noise in classical simulations and the derived method is general in computing the expected value for a broad class of quantum circuits and can be applied in the verification of quantum computers.
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spellingShingle Simulating Noisy Variational Quantum Algorithms: A Polynomial Approach
Shao, Yuguo
Wei, Fuchuan
Cheng, Song
Liu, Zhengwei
Quantum Physics
Large-scale variational quantum algorithms are widely recognized as a potential pathway to achieve practical quantum advantages. However, the presence of quantum noise might suppress and undermine these advantages, which blurs the boundaries of classical simulability. To gain further clarity on this matter, we present a novel polynomial-scale method based on the path integral of observable's back-propagation on Pauli paths (OBPPP). This method efficiently approximates expectation values of operators in variational quantum algorithms with bounded truncation error in the presence of single-qubit Pauli noise. Theoretically, we rigorously prove: 1) For a constant minimal non-zero noise rate $γ$, OBPPP's time and space complexity exhibit a polynomial relationship with the number of qubits $n$, the circuit depth $L$. 2) For variable $γ$, in scenarios where more than two non-zero noise factors exist, the complexity remains $\mathrm{Poly}\left(n,L\right)$ if $γ$ exceeds $1/\log{L}$, but grows exponential with $L$ when $γ$ falls below $1/L$. Numerically, we conduct classical simulations of IBM's zero-noise extrapolated experimental results on the 127-qubit Eagle processor [Nature \textbf{618}, 500 (2023)]. Our method attains higher accuracy and faster runtime compared to the quantum device. Furthermore, our approach allows us to simulate noisy outcomes, enabling accurate reproduction of IBM's unmitigated results that directly correspond to raw experimental observations. Our research reveals the vital role of noise in classical simulations and the derived method is general in computing the expected value for a broad class of quantum circuits and can be applied in the verification of quantum computers.
title Simulating Noisy Variational Quantum Algorithms: A Polynomial Approach
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.05804