The advent of fully variational quantum eigensolvers using a hybrid multiresolution approach

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Main Authors: Langkabel, Fabian, Knecht, Stefan, Kottmann, Jakob S.
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Published: 2024
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author Langkabel, Fabian
Knecht, Stefan
Kottmann, Jakob S.
author_facet Langkabel, Fabian
Knecht, Stefan
Kottmann, Jakob S.
contents In electronic structure theory, variational methods offer a valuable paradigm for approximating electronic ground states. However, for historical reasons, this principle is mostly restricted to model chemistries in pre-defined fixed basis sets. Especially in quantum computation, these model chemistries are far from an accurate description of the initial electronic Hamiltonian. This work demonstrates a \textit{fully} variational approach to the electronic structure problem by optimizing the orbitals that represent the second-quantized Hamiltonian, alongside a quantum circuit that generates the many-electron wavefunction. To this end, the orbitals are represented within an adaptive multi-wavelet format, guaranteeing numerical precision. We then present explicit numerical protocols and highlight the quantum circuit's role in determining the optimal orbital basis.
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spellingShingle The advent of fully variational quantum eigensolvers using a hybrid multiresolution approach
Langkabel, Fabian
Knecht, Stefan
Kottmann, Jakob S.
Quantum Physics
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
In electronic structure theory, variational methods offer a valuable paradigm for approximating electronic ground states. However, for historical reasons, this principle is mostly restricted to model chemistries in pre-defined fixed basis sets. Especially in quantum computation, these model chemistries are far from an accurate description of the initial electronic Hamiltonian. This work demonstrates a \textit{fully} variational approach to the electronic structure problem by optimizing the orbitals that represent the second-quantized Hamiltonian, alongside a quantum circuit that generates the many-electron wavefunction. To this end, the orbitals are represented within an adaptive multi-wavelet format, guaranteeing numerical precision. We then present explicit numerical protocols and highlight the quantum circuit's role in determining the optimal orbital basis.
title The advent of fully variational quantum eigensolvers using a hybrid multiresolution approach
topic Quantum Physics
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19116