Reducing quantum resources for ADAPT-VQE via plateau-operator elimination and correlated mean-field downfolding

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.00575v1
• Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:59:13 GMT
• Title: Reducing quantum resources for ADAPT-VQE via plateau-operator elimination and correlated mean-field downfolding
• Abstract summary: We propose a simple strategy of operator elimination that removes non-contributing operators from the pool.<n>We find that the former converges more smoothly and faster than the latter and the standard ADAPT-VQE.<n>Our results show that operator elimination significantly reduces circuit depth and count.
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• Abstract: Adaptive Derivative-Assembled Problem-Tailored variational quantum eigensolvers (ADAPT-VQE) represent one of the most promising approaches for quantum chemistry on near-term quantum devices. However, their optimization is slow and may stall due to vanishing parameters and redundant operators in the ansatz. In this work, we propose a simple strategy of operator elimination that removes non-contributing operators from the pool once they are detected, enabling the optimization to continue progressing toward convergence. We examine two variants, with and without pool restoration after elimination, and find that the former converges more smoothly and faster than the latter and the standard ADAPT-VQE. To capture dynamical correlations between the active space and its environment, we combine ADAPT-VQE with our recently developed downfolding approach, the one-body downfolding framework (OBDF). In OBDF, the bare molecular Hamiltonian in the active space is replaced by a correlated effective Hamiltonian that incorporates dynamical correlation effects outside the active space. We benchmark our implementation on a linear \ce{H_6} chain, an \ce{H_6} lattice, an \ce{H_6} ring, and the \ce{N_2} molecule using the OpenFermion simulator. Our results show that operator elimination significantly reduces circuit depth and iteration count, and that OBDF-ADAPT-VQE yields energies closer to the full configuration interaction (FCI) reference than the standard approach within the same active space.

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