Hybrid Tree Tensor Networks for Quantum Simulation

Hybrid tensor networks (hTNs) offer a promising solution for encoding variational quantum states beyond the capabilities of efficient classical methods or noisy quantum computers alone. However, their practical usefulness and many operational aspects of hTN-based algorithms, like the optimization of...

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Main Authors: Julian Schuhmacher, Marco Ballarin, Alberto Baiardi, Giuseppe Magnifico, Francesco Tacchino, Simone Montangero, Ivano Tavernelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-01-01
Series:PRX Quantum
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PRXQuantum.6.010320
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Summary:Hybrid tensor networks (hTNs) offer a promising solution for encoding variational quantum states beyond the capabilities of efficient classical methods or noisy quantum computers alone. However, their practical usefulness and many operational aspects of hTN-based algorithms, like the optimization of hTNs, the generalization of standard contraction rules to an hybrid setting, and the design of application-oriented architectures have not been thoroughly investigated yet. In this work, we introduce a novel algorithm to perform ground-state optimizations with hybrid tree tensor networks (hTTNs), discussing its advantages and roadblocks, and identifying a set of promising applications. We benchmark our approach on two paradigmatic models, namely the Ising model at the critical point and the Toric-code Hamiltonian. In both cases, we successfully demonstrate that hTTNs can improve upon classical equivalents with equal bond dimension in the classical part.
ISSN:2691-3399