Functional Neural Wavefunction Optimization

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Main Authors: Armegioiu, Victor, Carrasquilla, Juan, Mishra, Siddhartha, Müller, Johannes, Nys, Jannes, Zeinhofer, Marius, Zhang, Hang
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author Armegioiu, Victor
Carrasquilla, Juan
Mishra, Siddhartha
Müller, Johannes
Nys, Jannes
Zeinhofer, Marius
Zhang, Hang
author_facet Armegioiu, Victor
Carrasquilla, Juan
Mishra, Siddhartha
Müller, Johannes
Nys, Jannes
Zeinhofer, Marius
Zhang, Hang
contents We propose a framework for the design and analysis of optimization algorithms in variational quantum Monte Carlo, drawing on geometric insights into the corresponding function space. The framework translates infinite-dimensional optimization dynamics into tractable parameter-space algorithms through a Galerkin projection onto the tangent space of the variational ansatz. This perspective unifies existing methods such as stochastic reconfiguration and Rayleigh-Gauss-Newton, provides connections to classic function-space algorithms, and motivates the derivation of novel algorithms with geometrically principled hyperparameter choices. We validate our framework with numerical experiments demonstrating its practical relevance through the accurate estimation of ground-state energies for several prototypical models in condensed matter physics modeled with neural network wavefunctions.
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spellingShingle Functional Neural Wavefunction Optimization
Armegioiu, Victor
Carrasquilla, Juan
Mishra, Siddhartha
Müller, Johannes
Nys, Jannes
Zeinhofer, Marius
Zhang, Hang
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Machine Learning
Optimization and Control
Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
We propose a framework for the design and analysis of optimization algorithms in variational quantum Monte Carlo, drawing on geometric insights into the corresponding function space. The framework translates infinite-dimensional optimization dynamics into tractable parameter-space algorithms through a Galerkin projection onto the tangent space of the variational ansatz. This perspective unifies existing methods such as stochastic reconfiguration and Rayleigh-Gauss-Newton, provides connections to classic function-space algorithms, and motivates the derivation of novel algorithms with geometrically principled hyperparameter choices. We validate our framework with numerical experiments demonstrating its practical relevance through the accurate estimation of ground-state energies for several prototypical models in condensed matter physics modeled with neural network wavefunctions.
title Functional Neural Wavefunction Optimization
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Machine Learning
Optimization and Control
Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.10835