Preconditioning for a Variational Quantum Linear Solver

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Main Authors: Hosaka, Aruto, Yanagisawa, Koichi, Koshikawa, Shota, Kudo, Isamu, Alifu, Xiafukaiti, Yoshida, Tsuyoshi
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Published: 2023
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author Hosaka, Aruto
Yanagisawa, Koichi
Koshikawa, Shota
Kudo, Isamu
Alifu, Xiafukaiti
Yoshida, Tsuyoshi
author_facet Hosaka, Aruto
Yanagisawa, Koichi
Koshikawa, Shota
Kudo, Isamu
Alifu, Xiafukaiti
Yoshida, Tsuyoshi
contents We apply preconditioning, which is widely used in classical solvers for linear systems $A\textbf{x}=\textbf{b}$, to the variational quantum linear solver. By utilizing incomplete LU factorization as a preconditioner for linear equations formed by $128\times128$ random sparse matrices, we numerically demonstrate a notable reduction in the required ansatz depth, demonstrating that preconditioning is useful for quantum algorithms. This reduction in circuit depth is crucial to improving the efficiency and accuracy of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) algorithms. Our findings suggest that combining classical computing techniques, such as preconditioning, with quantum algorithms can significantly enhance the performance of NISQ algorithms.
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spellingShingle Preconditioning for a Variational Quantum Linear Solver
Hosaka, Aruto
Yanagisawa, Koichi
Koshikawa, Shota
Kudo, Isamu
Alifu, Xiafukaiti
Yoshida, Tsuyoshi
Quantum Physics
We apply preconditioning, which is widely used in classical solvers for linear systems $A\textbf{x}=\textbf{b}$, to the variational quantum linear solver. By utilizing incomplete LU factorization as a preconditioner for linear equations formed by $128\times128$ random sparse matrices, we numerically demonstrate a notable reduction in the required ansatz depth, demonstrating that preconditioning is useful for quantum algorithms. This reduction in circuit depth is crucial to improving the efficiency and accuracy of Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) algorithms. Our findings suggest that combining classical computing techniques, such as preconditioning, with quantum algorithms can significantly enhance the performance of NISQ algorithms.
title Preconditioning for a Variational Quantum Linear Solver
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.15657