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| author | Aiga, Fumihiko Goto, Hayato |
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| contents | Accurate quantum chemical calculations are critical for understanding molecular properties, yet their computational cost remains a major challenge. Full Configuration Interaction (FCI) provides exact solutions but is prohibitively expensive for large systems. To address this, quantum computers are expected to be useful, but developing practical quantum computers is still ongoing. Here we introduce an efficient Configuration Interaction (CI) computation algorithm based on classical mechanics, which we call Simulated Bifurcation-based CI (SBCI), because we derive this algorithm from a quantum inspired algorithm for combinatorial optimization called Simulated Bifurcation. Applying it to FCI computations of representative molecular systems and comparing the results with those by a standard method, we demonstrate that SBCI can reduce computation costs such as computation times and/or required memory sizes, while keeping high accuracy comparable to the standard method. Thus, SBCI will be promising for accelerating high-precision electronic structure calculations without compromising reliability. |
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| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum chemistry based on classical mechanics inspired by simulated bifurcation Aiga, Fumihiko Goto, Hayato Quantum Physics Chemical Physics Computational Physics Accurate quantum chemical calculations are critical for understanding molecular properties, yet their computational cost remains a major challenge. Full Configuration Interaction (FCI) provides exact solutions but is prohibitively expensive for large systems. To address this, quantum computers are expected to be useful, but developing practical quantum computers is still ongoing. Here we introduce an efficient Configuration Interaction (CI) computation algorithm based on classical mechanics, which we call Simulated Bifurcation-based CI (SBCI), because we derive this algorithm from a quantum inspired algorithm for combinatorial optimization called Simulated Bifurcation. Applying it to FCI computations of representative molecular systems and comparing the results with those by a standard method, we demonstrate that SBCI can reduce computation costs such as computation times and/or required memory sizes, while keeping high accuracy comparable to the standard method. Thus, SBCI will be promising for accelerating high-precision electronic structure calculations without compromising reliability. |
| title | Quantum chemistry based on classical mechanics inspired by simulated bifurcation |
| topic | Quantum Physics Chemical Physics Computational Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06101 |