Demonstration of the rodeo algorithm on a quantum computer
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Qian, Zhengrong; Watkins, Jacob; Given, Gabriel; Bonitati, Joey; Choi, Kenneth; Lee, Dean; ... Show more Show less
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The rodeo algorithm is an efficient algorithm for eigenstate preparation and eigenvalue estimation for any observable on a quantum computer. This makes it a promising tool for studying the spectrum and structure of atomic nuclei as well as other fields of quantum many-body physics. The only requirement is that the initial state has sufficient overlap probability with the desired eigenstate. While it is exponentially faster than well-known algorithms such as phase estimation and adiabatic evolution for eigenstate preparation, it has yet to be implemented on an actual quantum device. In this work, we apply the rodeo algorithm to determine the energy levels of a random one-qubit Hamiltonian, resulting in a relative error of 0.08 % using mid-circuit measurements on the IBM Q device Casablanca. This surpasses the accuracy of directly-prepared eigenvector expectation values using the same quantum device. We take advantage of the high-accuracy energy determination and use the Hellmann–Feynman theorem to compute eigenvector expectation values for a different random one-qubit observable. For the Hellmann–Feynman calculations, we find a relative error of 0.7 % . We conclude by discussing possible future applications of the rodeo algorithm for multi-qubit Hamiltonians.
Date issued
2024-07-20Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceJournal
The European Physical Journal A
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Qian, Z., Watkins, J., Given, G. et al. Demonstration of the rodeo algorithm on a quantum computer. Eur. Phys. J. A 60, 151 (2024).
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