Sign-problem free quantum stochastic series expansion algorithm on a quantum computer

A quantum implementation of the Stochastic Series Expansion (SSE) Monte Carlo method is proposed, and is shown to offer significant advantages over classical implementations of SSE. In particular, for problems where classical SSE encounters the sign problem, the cost of implementing a Monte Carlo it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tan, Kok Chuan, Bhowmick, Dhiman, Sengupta, Pinaki
Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171018
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Summary:A quantum implementation of the Stochastic Series Expansion (SSE) Monte Carlo method is proposed, and is shown to offer significant advantages over classical implementations of SSE. In particular, for problems where classical SSE encounters the sign problem, the cost of implementing a Monte Carlo iteration scales only linearly with system size in quantum SSE, while it may scale exponentially with system size in classical SSE. In cases where classical SSE can be efficiently implemented, quantum SSE still offers an advantage by allowing for more general observables to be measured.