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arXiv:2102.00345 · PRX Quantum

Simulating Many-Body Systems with a Projective Quantum Eigensolver

Nicholas H. Stair, Francesco A. Evangelista

Published Jul 1, 2021• 60 citations
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Abstract

A reformulation of a variational quantum algorithm enables investigation of strongly correlated electronic systems with one to two orders of magnitude fewer quantum measurements than the state-of-the-art.
DOI
10.1103/prxquantum.2.030301

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