17550413. MULTIREFERENCE PROCEDURE TO PARALLELIZE VARIATIONAL QUANTUM COMPUTING AND ACHIEVE HIGH ACCURACY WITH SHORT CIRCUIT DEPTHS simplified abstract (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION)

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MULTIREFERENCE PROCEDURE TO PARALLELIZE VARIATIONAL QUANTUM COMPUTING AND ACHIEVE HIGH ACCURACY WITH SHORT CIRCUIT DEPTHS

Organization Name

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Pauline Ollitrault of Zurich (CH)

Guglielmo Mazzola of Zurich (CH)

Ivano Tavernelli of Wadenswil (CH)

MULTIREFERENCE PROCEDURE TO PARALLELIZE VARIATIONAL QUANTUM COMPUTING AND ACHIEVE HIGH ACCURACY WITH SHORT CIRCUIT DEPTHS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17550413 titled 'MULTIREFERENCE PROCEDURE TO PARALLELIZE VARIATIONAL QUANTUM COMPUTING AND ACHIEVE HIGH ACCURACY WITH SHORT CIRCUIT DEPTHS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract of the patent application describes a system and methods for improving the accuracy and efficiency of variational quantum computing through multireference parallelization. The system includes a processor that executes computer executable components stored in memory.

  • The system aims to achieve high accuracy with short circuit depths in variational quantum computing.
  • The computer executable components include a trial component that prepares a multireference trial state based on a qubit operator.
  • The trial component achieves this by applying a unitary circuit operator to a sum of selected initial configurations.

Potential Applications

This technology has potential applications in various fields that require high accuracy and efficiency in quantum computing, such as:

  • Quantum chemistry simulations
  • Optimization problems
  • Machine learning algorithms
  • Cryptography

Problems Solved

The technology addresses the following problems in variational quantum computing:

  • Limited accuracy due to short circuit depths
  • Inefficiency in achieving high accuracy
  • Difficulty in preparing multireference trial states

Benefits

The technology offers several benefits in the field of variational quantum computing:

  • Improved accuracy in quantum computations
  • Reduced circuit depths for faster computations
  • Enhanced efficiency in achieving high accuracy
  • Simplified preparation of multireference trial states


Original Abstract Submitted

Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate multireference parallelization of variational quantum computing to achieve high accuracy with short circuit depths. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor that executes computer executable components stored in memory. The computer executable components comprise a trial component that prepares a multireference trial state based on a qubit operator, by applying a unitary circuit operator to a sum of selected initial configurations.