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most citedOptimizing Variational Quantum Algorithms using Pontryagin's Minimum Principle

155 citations · 451 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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quant-ph2023★ 4 cited

Fast pseudorandom quantum state generators via inflationary quantum gates

Claudio Chamon, Eduardo R. Mucciolo, Andrei E. Ruckenstein +1

We propose a mechanism for reaching pseudorandom quantum states, computationally indistinguishable from Haar random, with shallow log-n depth quantum circuits, where n is the numbe…

cond-mat.str-el2021★ 5 cited

Z2 topological order and first-order quantum phase transitions in systems with combinatorial gauge symmetry

Kai-Hsin Wu, Zhi-Cheng Yang, Dmitry Green +2

We study a generalization of the two-dimensional transverse-field Ising model, combining both ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic two-body interactions, that hosts exact global and…

cond-mat.str-el2021★ 5 cited

quantum double in a superconducting wire array

Zhi-Cheng Yang, Dmitry Green, Hongji Yu +1

We show that a quantum double can be realized in an array of superconducting wires coupled via Josephson junctions. With a suitably chosen magnetic flux threading th…

cond-mat.str-el2019★ 33 cited

Constructing Quantum Spin Liquids Using Combinatorial Gauge Symmetry

Claudio Chamon, Dmitry Green, Zhi-Cheng Yang

We introduce the notion of combinatorial gauge symmetry -- a local transformation that includes single spin rotations plus permutations of spins (or swaps of their quantum states)…

cond-mat.stat-mech2019★ 63 cited

Single T gate in a Clifford circuit drives transition to universal entanglement spectrum statistics

Shiyu Zhou, Zhi-Cheng Yang, Alioscia Hamma +1

Clifford circuits are insufficient for universal quantum computation or creating -designs with . While the entanglement entropy is not a telltale of this insufficiency,…

cond-mat.str-el2018★ 15 cited

Scrambling via Braiding of Nonabelions

Zhi-Cheng Yang, Konstantinos Meichanetzidis, Stefanos Kourtis +1

We study how quantum states are scrambled via braiding in systems of non-Abelian anyons through the lens of entanglement spectrum statistics. In particular, we focus on the degree…

cond-mat.stat-mech2017★ 7 cited

Tensor network method for reversible classical computation

Zhi-Cheng Yang, Stefanos Kourtis, Claudio Chamon +2

We develop a tensor network technique that can solve universal reversible classical computational problems, formulated as vertex models on a square lattice [Nat. Commun. 8, 15303 (…

cond-mat.str-el2017★ 67 cited

Entanglement Complexity in Quantum Many-Body Dynamics, Thermalization and Localization

Zhi-Cheng Yang, Alioscia Hamma, Salvatore M. Giampaolo +2

Entanglement is usually quantified by von Neumann entropy, but its properties are much more complex than what can be expressed with a single number. We show that the three distinct…

quant-ph2016★ 155 cited

Optimizing Variational Quantum Algorithms using Pontryagin's Minimum Principle

Zhi-Cheng Yang, Armin Rahmani, Alireza Shabani +2

We use Pontryagin's minimum principle to optimize variational quantum algorithms. We show that for a fixed computation time, the optimal evolution has a bang-bang (square pulse) fo…

cond-mat.stat-mech2016★ 9 cited

Quantum Vertex Model for Reversible Classical Computing

C. Chamon, E. R. Mucciolo, A. E. Ruckenstein +1

Mappings of classical computation onto statistical mechanics models have led to remarkable successes in addressing some complex computational problems. However, such mappings displ…

cond-mat.stat-mech2015★ 88 cited

Two-component Structure in the Entanglement Spectrum of Highly Excited States

Zhi-Cheng Yang, Claudio Chamon, Alioscia Hamma +1

We study the entanglement spectrum of highly excited eigenstates of two known models that exhibit a many-body localization transition, namely the one-dimensional random-field Heise…