Ground state preparation in $(2+1)$-dimensional pure $\mathbb{Z}_2$ lattice gauge theory via deterministic quantum imaginary time evolution

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Autori principali: Sekiyama, Minoru, Nagano, Lento
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author Sekiyama, Minoru
Nagano, Lento
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Nagano, Lento
contents In this paper, we apply the deterministic quantum imaginary time evolution (QITE) algorithm to obtain the ground state of a $2+1$-dimensional pure $\mathbb{Z}_2$ lattice gauge theory. We first construct the set of Pauli operators commuting with Gauss's law constraints, generalizing a previous result. This makes the deterministic QITE gauge-invariant and reduces both the measurement and gate costs significantly without adding extra algorithm errors in the QITE. Then, the classical numerical simulation of the deterministic QITE using tensor networks is performed, and the results are compared with the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) to evaluate the accuracy of the algorithm. Specifically, we investigate the coupling and system size dependence, and find that the deterministic QITE can achieve a relative error of less than $0.1\%$ up to a twelve-plaquette system and coupling values in a regime that we study. Furthermore, the error dependence on the number of time steps is studied and discussed.
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spellingShingle Ground state preparation in $(2+1)$-dimensional pure $\mathbb{Z}_2$ lattice gauge theory via deterministic quantum imaginary time evolution
Sekiyama, Minoru
Nagano, Lento
High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
In this paper, we apply the deterministic quantum imaginary time evolution (QITE) algorithm to obtain the ground state of a $2+1$-dimensional pure $\mathbb{Z}_2$ lattice gauge theory. We first construct the set of Pauli operators commuting with Gauss's law constraints, generalizing a previous result. This makes the deterministic QITE gauge-invariant and reduces both the measurement and gate costs significantly without adding extra algorithm errors in the QITE. Then, the classical numerical simulation of the deterministic QITE using tensor networks is performed, and the results are compared with the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) to evaluate the accuracy of the algorithm. Specifically, we investigate the coupling and system size dependence, and find that the deterministic QITE can achieve a relative error of less than $0.1\%$ up to a twelve-plaquette system and coupling values in a regime that we study. Furthermore, the error dependence on the number of time steps is studied and discussed.
title Ground state preparation in $(2+1)$-dimensional pure $\mathbb{Z}_2$ lattice gauge theory via deterministic quantum imaginary time evolution
topic High Energy Physics - Lattice
High Energy Physics - Theory
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.17874