Barren-plateau free variational quantum simulation of Z2 lattice gauge theories

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19203v1
• Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 12:16:02 GMT
• Title: Barren-plateau free variational quantum simulation of Z2 lattice gauge theories
• Authors: Fariha Azad, Matteo Inajetovic, Stefan Kühn, Anna Pappa,
• Abstract summary: We design a variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) suitable for investigating ground states and static string breaking in a $mathbbZ$ lattice gauge theory (LGT)<n>Experiments showing string breaking are performed on IBM's quantum platform.
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• Abstract: In this work, we design a variational quantum eigensolver (VQE) suitable for investigating ground states and static string breaking in a $\mathbb{Z}_2$ lattice gauge theory (LGT). We consider a two-leg ladder lattice coupled to Kogut-Susskind staggered fermions and verify the results of the VQE simulations using tensor network methods. We find that for varying Hamiltonian parameter regimes and in the presence of external charges, the VQE is able to arrive at the gauge-invariant ground state without explicitly enforcing gauge invariance through penalty terms. Additionally, experiments showing string breaking are performed on IBM's quantum platform. Thus, VQEs are seen to be a promising tool for $\mathbb{Z}_2$ LGTs, and could pave the way for studies of other gauge groups. We find that the scaling of gradients with the number of qubits is favorable for avoiding barren plateaus. At the same time, it is not clear how to efficiently simulate the LGT using classical methods. Furthermore, strategies that avoid barren plateaus arise naturally as features of LGTs, such as choosing the initialization by setting the Gauss law sector and restricting the Hilbert space to the gauge-invariant subspace.

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