Solving the electronic many-body Schrödinger equation for molecules and materials that display strong electron entanglement is a significant challenge in physics, materials science, and chemistry. Classical numerical simulations of these systems are limited by the exponential scaling of the many-body basis size. Quantum computers can efficiently represent and manipulate quantum states and, therefore, could offer an alternative way to simulate many-body problems. In this talk, I will discuss several contributions from our group to the development of quantum algorithms for trial-state optimization, focusing on a new formulation and hardware implementation of an alternative approach to the Variational Quantum Eigensolver based on a projective formalism.

New trial-state optimization quantum algorithms for quantum chemistry

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