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most citedAn adaptive variational algorithm for exact molecular simulations on a quantum computer

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quant-ph2024★ 1 cited

Challenging Excited States from Adaptive Quantum Eigensolvers: Subspace Expansions vs. State-Averaged Strategies

Harper R. Grimsley, Francesco A. Evangelista

The prediction of electronic structure for strongly correlated molecules represents a promising application for near-term quantum computers. Significant attention has been paid to…

quant-ph2022★ 2 cited

Symmetry breaking slows convergence of the ADAPT Variational Quantum Eigensolver

Luke W. Bertels, Harper R. Grimsley, Sophia E. Economou +2

Because quantum simulation of molecular systems is expected to provide the strongest advantage over classical computing methods for systems exhibiting strong electron correlation,…

physics.chem-ph2022

New Local Explorations of the Unitary Coupled Cluster Energy Landscape

Harper R. Grimsley, Nicholas J. Mayhall

The recent quantum information boom has effected a resurgence of interest in unitary coupled cluster (UCC) theory. Our group's interest in local energy landscapes of unitary ansätz…

quant-ph2022★ 1 cited

Quantum self-consistent equation-of-motion method for computing molecular excitation energies, ionization potentials, and electron affinities on a quantum computer

Ayush Asthana, Ashutosh Kumar, Vibin Abraham +8

Near-term quantum computers are expected to facilitate material and chemical research through accurate molecular simulations. Several developments have already shown that accurate…

quant-ph2022★ 89 cited

ADAPT-VQE is insensitive to rough parameter landscapes and barren plateaus

Harper R. Grimsley, George S. Barron, Edwin Barnes +2

Variational quantum eigensolvers (VQEs) represent a powerful class of hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for computing molecular energies. Various numerical issues exist for these…

quant-ph2019★ 401 cited

qubit-ADAPT-VQE: An adaptive algorithm for constructing hardware-efficient ansatze on a quantum processor

Ho Lun Tang, V. O. Shkolnikov, George S. Barron +4

Quantum simulation, one of the most promising applications of a quantum computer, is currently being explored intensely using the variational quantum eigensolver. The feasibility a…

quant-ph2019★ 168 cited

Is the Trotterized UCCSD Ansatz chemically well-defined?

Harper R. Grimsley, Daniel Claudino, Sophia E. Economou +2

The variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) has emerged as one of the most promising near-term quantum algorithms that can be used to simulate many-body systems such as molecular ele…

quant-ph2018★ 1k cited

An adaptive variational algorithm for exact molecular simulations on a quantum computer

Harper R. Grimsley, Sophia E. Economou, Edwin Barnes +1

Quantum simulation of chemical systems is one of the most promising near-term applications of quantum computers. The variational quantum eigensolver, a leading algorithm for molecu…