Adaptive, problem-tailored variational quantum eigensolver mitigates rough parameter landscapes and barren plateaus

Abstract Variational quantum eigensolvers (VQEs) represent a powerful class of hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for computing molecular energies. Various numerical issues exist for these methods, however, including barren plateaus and large numbers of local minima. In this work, we consider the A...

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Main Authors: Harper R. Grimsley, George S. Barron, Edwin Barnes, Sophia E. Economou, Nicholas J. Mayhall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-023-00681-0