Numerical and geometrical aspects of flow-based variational quantum Monte Carlo

03/28/2022
by   James Stokes, et al.
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This article aims to summarize recent and ongoing efforts to simulate continuous-variable quantum systems using flow-based variational quantum Monte Carlo techniques, focusing for pedagogical purposes on the example of bosons in the field amplitude (quadrature) basis. Particular emphasis is placed on the variational real- and imaginary-time evolution problems, carefully reviewing the stochastic estimation of the time-dependent variational principles and their relationship with information geometry. Some practical instructions are provided to guide the implementation of a PyTorch code. The review is intended to be accessible to researchers interested in machine learning and quantum information science.

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