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Quantum Algorithms based on the Block-Encoding Framework for Matrix Functions by Contour Integrals

Quantum Physics 2021-06-17 v2

Abstract

The matrix functions can be defined by Cauchy's integral formula and can be approximated by the linear combination of inverses of shifted matrices using a quadrature formula. In this paper, we show a concrete construction of a framework to implement the linear combination of the inverses on quantum computers and propose a quantum algorithm for matrix functions based on the framework. Compared with the previous study [S. Takahira, A. Ohashi, T. Sogabe, and T.S. Usuda, Quant. Inf. Comput., 20, 1&2, 14--36, (Feb. 2020)] that proposed a quantum algorithm to compute a quantum state for the matrix function based on the circular contour centered at the origin, the quantum algorithm in the present paper can be applied to a more general contour. Moreover, the algorithm is described by the block-encoding framework. Similarly to the previous study, the algorithm can be applied even if the input matrix is not a Hermitian or normal matrix.

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@article{arxiv.2106.08076,
  title  = {Quantum Algorithms based on the Block-Encoding Framework for Matrix Functions by Contour Integrals},
  author = {Souichi Takahira and Asuka Ohashi and Tomohiro Sogabe and Tsuyoshi Sasaki Usuda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.08076},
  year   = {2021}
}

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23 pages, 5 figures