Extension of the Jordan-Wigner mapping to nonorthogonal spin orbitals for quantum computing application to valence bond approaches
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| author | Marruzzo, Alessia Casalegno, Mosè Macchi, Piero Mascherpa, Fabio Tirri, Bernardino Raos, Guido Genoni, Alessandro |
| author_facet | Marruzzo, Alessia Casalegno, Mosè Macchi, Piero Mascherpa, Fabio Tirri, Bernardino Raos, Guido Genoni, Alessandro |
| contents | Quantum computing offers a promising platform to address the computational challenges inherent in quantum chemistry, and particularly in valence bond (VB) methods, which are chemically appealing but suffer from high computational cost due to the use of nonorthogonal orbitals. While various fermionic-to-spin mappings exist for orthonormal spin orbitals, such as the widely used Jordan-Wigner transformations, an analogous framework for nonorthogonal spin orbitals remains undeveloped. In this work, we propose an alternative Jordan-Wigner-type mapping tailored for the nonorthogonal case, with the goal of enabling efficient quantum simulations of VB-type wavefunctions. Our approach paves the way towards the development of chemically interpretable and computationally feasible valence bond algorithms on near-term quantum devices. An initial theoretical analysis and a preliminary application demonstrate the feasibility of this encoding and its potential for extending the applicability of VB methods to larger and more complex systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Extension of the Jordan-Wigner mapping to nonorthogonal spin orbitals for quantum computing application to valence bond approaches Marruzzo, Alessia Casalegno, Mosè Macchi, Piero Mascherpa, Fabio Tirri, Bernardino Raos, Guido Genoni, Alessandro Chemical Physics Quantum Physics Quantum computing offers a promising platform to address the computational challenges inherent in quantum chemistry, and particularly in valence bond (VB) methods, which are chemically appealing but suffer from high computational cost due to the use of nonorthogonal orbitals. While various fermionic-to-spin mappings exist for orthonormal spin orbitals, such as the widely used Jordan-Wigner transformations, an analogous framework for nonorthogonal spin orbitals remains undeveloped. In this work, we propose an alternative Jordan-Wigner-type mapping tailored for the nonorthogonal case, with the goal of enabling efficient quantum simulations of VB-type wavefunctions. Our approach paves the way towards the development of chemically interpretable and computationally feasible valence bond algorithms on near-term quantum devices. An initial theoretical analysis and a preliminary application demonstrate the feasibility of this encoding and its potential for extending the applicability of VB methods to larger and more complex systems. |
| title | Extension of the Jordan-Wigner mapping to nonorthogonal spin orbitals for quantum computing application to valence bond approaches |
| topic | Chemical Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.12680 |