Which options exist for NISQ-friendly linear response formulations?

Ziems, Karl Michael, Kjellgren, Erik Rosendahl, Reinholdt, Peter, Jensen, Phillip W.K., Sauer, Stephan P.A., Kongsted, Jacob and Coriani, Sonia (2024) Which options exist for NISQ-friendly linear response formulations? Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 20 (9), 3551-3565. (doi:10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01402).

Abstract

Linear response (LR) theory is a powerful tool in classic quantum chemistry crucial to understanding photoinduced processes in chemistry and biology. However, performing simulations for large systems and in the case of strong electron correlation remains challenging. Quantum computers are poised to facilitate the simulation of such systems, and recently, a quantum linear response formulation (qLR) was introduced [Kumar et al., J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2023, 19, 9136-9150]. To apply qLR to near-term quantum computers beyond a minimal basis set, we here introduce a resource-efficient qLR theory, using a truncated active-space version of the multiconfigurational self-consistent field LR ansatz. Therein, we investigate eight different near-term qLR formalisms that utilize novel operator transformations that allow the qLR equations to be performed on near-term hardware. Simulating excited state potential energy curves and absorption spectra for various test cases, we identify two promising candidates, dubbed “proj LRSD” and “all-proj LRSD”.

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Author: Karl Michael Ziems

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