Improving the Accuracy of Variational Quantum Eigensolvers with Fewer Qubits Using Orbital Optimization

Bierman, Joel; Li, Yingzhou; Lu, Jianfeng

doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00895

Improving the Accuracy of Variational Quantum Eigensolvers with Fewer Qubits Using Orbital Optimization

Journal Article · Wed Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.2c00895· OSTI ID:2280990

^[1]; Li, Yingzhou ^[2]; Lu, Jianfeng ^[3]

Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Duke University
Fudan Univ., Shanghai (China)
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)

Near-term quantum computers will be limited in the number of qubits on which they can process information as well as the depth of the circuits that they can coherently carry out. To date, experimental demonstrations of algorithms such as the Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) have been limited to small molecules using minimal basis sets for this reason. In this work we propose incorporating an orbital optimization scheme into quantum eigensolvers wherein a parametrized partial unitary transformation is applied to the basis functions set in order to reduce the number of qubits required for a given problem. The optimal transformation is found by minimizing the ground state energy with respect to this partial unitary matrix. Through numerical simulations of small molecules up to 16 spin orbitals, we demonstrate that this method has the ability to greatly extend the capabilities of near-term quantum computers with regard to the electronic structure problem. Finally, we find that VQE paired with orbital optimization consistently achieves lower ground state energies than traditional VQE when using the same number of qubits and even frequently achieves lower ground state energies than VQE methods using more qubits.

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Research Organization:: Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019449

OSTI ID:: 2280990

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 19; ISSN 1549-9618

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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