Generative modeling using evolved quantum Boltzmann machines

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2512.02721v1
• Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2025 12:56:02 GMT
• Title: Generative modeling using evolved quantum Boltzmann machines
• Authors: Mark M. Wilde,
• Abstract summary: Born-rule generative modeling is a central task in quantum machine learning.<n>I propose a practical solution that trains quantum Boltzmann machines for Born-rule generative modeling.
• Score: 13.706331473063882
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Born-rule generative modeling, a central task in quantum machine learning, seeks to learn probability distributions that can be efficiently sampled by measuring complex quantum states. One hope is for quantum models to efficiently capture probability distributions that are difficult to learn and simulate by classical means alone. Quantum Boltzmann machines were proposed about one decade ago for this purpose, yet efficient training methods have remained elusive. In this paper, I overcome this obstacle by proposing a practical solution that trains quantum Boltzmann machines for Born-rule generative modeling. Two key ingredients in the proposal are the Donsker-Varadhan variational representation of the classical relative entropy and the quantum Boltzmann gradient estimator of [Patel et al., arXiv:2410.12935]. I present the main result for a more general ansatz known as an evolved quantum Boltzmann machine [Minervini et al., arXiv:2501.03367], which combines parameterized real- and imaginary-time evolution. I also show how to extend the findings to other distinguishability measures beyond relative entropy. Finally, I present four different hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for the minimax optimization underlying training, and I discuss their theoretical convergence guarantees.

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