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Determination of molecular energies via variational-based quantum imaginary time evolution in a superconducting qubit system

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As a valid tool for solving ground state problems,imaginary time evolution(ITE)is widely used in physical and chemical sim-ulations.Different ITE-based algorithms in their quantum counterpart have recently been proposed and applied to some real systems.We experimentally realize the variational-based quantum imaginary time evolution(QITE)algorithm to simulate the ground state energy of hydrogen(H2)and lithium hydride(LiH)molecules in a superconducting qubit system.The H2 molecule is directly simulated using the 3-qubit circuit with unitary-coupled clusters(UCC)ansatz.We also combine QITE with the cluster mean-field(CMF)method to obtain an effective Hamiltonian.The LiH molecule is correspondingly simulated using the 3-qubit circuit with hardware-efficient ansatz.For comparison,the LiH molecule is also directly simulated using the 4-qubit circuit with UCC ansatz at the equilibrium point.All the experimental results show a convergence within 4 iterations,with high-fidelity ground state energy obtained.For a more complex system in the future,the CMF may allow further grouping of interactions to obtain an effective Hamiltonian,then the hybrid QITE algorithm can possibly simulate a relatively large-scale system with fewer qubits.

quantum computationquantum algorithmsuperconducting qubit

Zhiwen Zong、Sainan Huai、Tianqi Cai、Wenyan Jin、Ze Zhan、Zhenxing Zhang、Kunliang Bu、Liyang Sui、Ying Fei、Yicong Zheng、Shengyu Zhang、Jianlan Wu、Yi Yin

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Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device,School of Physics,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310027,China

Tencent Quantum Laboratory,Shenzhen 518057,China

国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金国家重点研发计划中央高校基本科研业务费专项Tencent Corporation

12074336119340102019YFA03086022020XZZX002-01

2024

中国科学:物理学 力学 天文学(英文版)
中国科学院

中国科学:物理学 力学 天文学(英文版)

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影响因子:0.91
ISSN:1674-7348
年,卷(期):2024.67(4)
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