Determining the ensemble N-representability of Reduced Density Matrices

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.06167v1
• Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:11:03 GMT
• Title: Determining the ensemble N-representability of Reduced Density Matrices
• Authors: Ofelia B. Oña, Gustavo E. Massaccesi, Pablo Capuzzi, Luis Lain, Alicia Torre, Juan E. Peralta, Diego R. Alcoba, Gustavo E. Scuseria,
• Abstract summary: We propose a framework for determining the ensemble N-representability of a p-body matrix.<n>We validate the algorithm with numerical simulations on systems of two, three, and four electrons in both, simple models as well as molecular systems at finite temperature.
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• Abstract: The N-representability problem for reduced density matrices remains a fundamental challenge in electronic structure theory. Following our previous work that employs a unitary-evolution algorithm based on an adaptive derivative-assembled pseudo-Trotter variational quantum algorithm to probe pure-state N-representability of reduced density matrices [J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2024, 20, 9968], in this work we propose a practical framework for determining the ensemble N-representability of a p-body matrix. This is accomplished using a purification strategy consisting of embedding an ensemble state into a pure state defined on an extended Hilbert space, such that the reduced density matrices of the purified state reproduce those of the original ensemble. By iteratively applying variational unitaries to an initial purified state, the proposed algorithm minimizes the Hilbert-Schmidt distance between its p-body reduced density matrix and a specified target p-body matrix, which serves as a measure of the N-representability of the target. This methodology facilitates both error correction of defective ensemble reduced density matrices, and quantum-state reconstruction on a quantum computer, offering a route for density-matrix refinement. We validate the algorithm with numerical simulations on systems of two, three, and four electrons in both, simple models as well as molecular systems at finite temperature, demonstrating its robustness.

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