Performance and scaling analysis of variational quantum simulation

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Main Authors: Ponce, Mario, Cope, Thomas, de Vega, Inés, Leib, Martin
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Published: 2024
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author Ponce, Mario
Cope, Thomas
de Vega, Inés
Leib, Martin
author_facet Ponce, Mario
Cope, Thomas
de Vega, Inés
Leib, Martin
contents We present an empirical analysis of the scaling of the minimal quantum circuit depth required for a variational quantum simulation (VQS) method to obtain a solution to the time evolution of a quantum system within a predefined error tolerance. In a comparison against a non-variational method based on Trotterized time evolution, we observe a better scaling of the depth requirements using the VQS approach with respect to both the size of the system and the simulated time. Results are also put into perspective by discussing the corresponding classical complexity required for VQS. Our results allow us to identify a possible advantage region for VQS over Trotterization.
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spellingShingle Performance and scaling analysis of variational quantum simulation
Ponce, Mario
Cope, Thomas
de Vega, Inés
Leib, Martin
Quantum Physics
We present an empirical analysis of the scaling of the minimal quantum circuit depth required for a variational quantum simulation (VQS) method to obtain a solution to the time evolution of a quantum system within a predefined error tolerance. In a comparison against a non-variational method based on Trotterized time evolution, we observe a better scaling of the depth requirements using the VQS approach with respect to both the size of the system and the simulated time. Results are also put into perspective by discussing the corresponding classical complexity required for VQS. Our results allow us to identify a possible advantage region for VQS over Trotterization.
title Performance and scaling analysis of variational quantum simulation
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.14411