Presentation Information

[1H04]Orbital-Optimized Variational Quantum Eigensolver Algorithm
for Nuclear Structure Calculations

*Takumi Ogata1, Takeshi Sato1, Sota Yoshida2,3, Masaaki Kimura3 (1. UTokyo, 2. Utsunomiya Univ., 3. RIKEN)

Keywords:

Quantum Computer,Nuclear Physics,Variational Quantum Eigensolver

Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) calculations for estimating the ground state of quantum many-body systems are known as promising algorithms for current quantum computers. We will discuss orbital-optimized VQE calculations in nuclear structure calculations.We demonstrate the usefulness of the pair Unitary Coupled Cluster Doubles (pUCCD) ansatz in shell model calculations. Furthermore, we propose a VQE calculation method that combines the pUCCD ansatz with orbital optimization.