Assessing Tensor Network Quantum Emulators for Hamiltonian Simulation of Pharmaceutical Molecules: Challenges and Limitations in Drug Discovery Applications

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.11399v1
• Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:14:01 GMT
• Title: Assessing Tensor Network Quantum Emulators for Hamiltonian Simulation of Pharmaceutical Molecules: Challenges and Limitations in Drug Discovery Applications
• Authors: Marek Kowalik, Ellen Michael, Peter Pogány, Phalgun Lolur,
• Abstract summary: Quantum computing holds promise for revolutionizing computational chemistry simulations, particularly in drug discovery.<n>Current quantum hardware is limited by noise and scale, necessitating bridging technologies.<n>This study provides an initial evaluation of tensor network quantum emulators for Hamiltonian simulation of pharmaceutical molecules.
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• Abstract: Quantum computing holds promise for revolutionizing computational chemistry simulations, particularly in drug discovery. However, current quantum hardware is limited by noise and scale, necessitating bridging technologies. This study provides an initial evaluation of tensor network quantum emulators, narrowed to matrix product state-based emulators, for Hamiltonian simulation of pharmaceutical molecules, with a focus on predicting the reactivity of targeted covalent drugs. We assess runtime scaling, accuracy, and resource requirements across various active space sizes, comparing performance to traditional state vector simulation methods. Our results reveal that, for accurate estimation of the expectation value trajectory of a key measurement operator - used as a quantum-derived feature for reactivity prediction - the required bond dimension in matrix product state tensor networks grows rapidly with system size, effectively negating runtime advantages for larger, chemically relevant molecules. This study highlights the fundamental challenges in classically simulating complex quantum chemistry systems and contributes to the support of the irreplaceability premise of quantum computers to efficiently handle strongly entangled systems. Such robustness of fault-tolerant quantum computers leads to practical advantages in drug discovery applications.

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