Bayesian perspectives for quantum states and application to ab initio quantum chemistry

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Main Authors: Rath, Yannic, Bortone, Massimo, Booth, George H.
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Published: 2025
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author Rath, Yannic
Bortone, Massimo
Booth, George H.
author_facet Rath, Yannic
Bortone, Massimo
Booth, George H.
contents The quantum many-electron problem is not just at the heart of condensed matter phenomena, but also essential for first-principles simulation of chemical phenomena. Strong correlation in chemical systems are prevalent and present a formidable challenge in the simulation of these systems, while predictive phenomena in this domain often also requires a demanding level of accuracy to inform chemical behavior. Efficient representations of the many-electron states of chemical systems are therefore also being inspired by machine learning principles to provide an alternative to established approaches. In this chapter, we review recent progress in this endeavor for quantum chemical problems represented in second quantization, and the particular challenges present in this field. In particular, we focus on the application of Gaussian Process States emerging from efficient representations of the many-body wavefunction with rigorous Bayesian modeling frameworks, allowing for the unification of multiple paradigms under a common umbrella. We show how such models (and other representations derived from machine learning) can be used as novel tools to compute ab initio chemical properties, while in turn also informing the design of machine learning models to extract correlation patterns in classical data.
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spellingShingle Bayesian perspectives for quantum states and application to ab initio quantum chemistry
Rath, Yannic
Bortone, Massimo
Booth, George H.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
The quantum many-electron problem is not just at the heart of condensed matter phenomena, but also essential for first-principles simulation of chemical phenomena. Strong correlation in chemical systems are prevalent and present a formidable challenge in the simulation of these systems, while predictive phenomena in this domain often also requires a demanding level of accuracy to inform chemical behavior. Efficient representations of the many-electron states of chemical systems are therefore also being inspired by machine learning principles to provide an alternative to established approaches. In this chapter, we review recent progress in this endeavor for quantum chemical problems represented in second quantization, and the particular challenges present in this field. In particular, we focus on the application of Gaussian Process States emerging from efficient representations of the many-body wavefunction with rigorous Bayesian modeling frameworks, allowing for the unification of multiple paradigms under a common umbrella. We show how such models (and other representations derived from machine learning) can be used as novel tools to compute ab initio chemical properties, while in turn also informing the design of machine learning models to extract correlation patterns in classical data.
title Bayesian perspectives for quantum states and application to ab initio quantum chemistry
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Chemical Physics
Computational Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.21729