Scalable Quantum State Preparation via Large-Language-Model-Driven Discovery
Abstract
Efficient quantum state preparation remains a central challenge in first-principles quantum simulations of dynamics in quantum field theories, where the Hilbert space is intrinsically infinite-dimensional. Here, we introduce a large language model (LLM)-assisted framework for quantum-circuit design that systematically scales state-preparation circuits to large lattice volumes. Applied to a 1+1d XY spin chain, the LLM autonomously discovers a compact 4-parameter circuit that captures boundary-induced symmetry breaking with sub-percent energy deviation, enabling successful validation on the \texttt{Zuchongzhi} quantum processor. Guided by this insight, we extend the framework to 2+1d quantum field theories, where scalable variational ans\"atze have remained elusive. For a scalar field theory, the search yields a symmetry-preserving, 3-parameter shallow-depth ansatz whose optimized parameters converge to size-independent constants for lattices , providing, to our knowledge, the first scalable ansatz for this class of 2+1d models. Our results establish a practical route toward AI-assisted, human-guided discovery in quantum simulation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2505.06347,
title = {Scalable Quantum State Preparation via Large-Language-Model-Driven Discovery},
author = {Qing-Hong Cao and Zong-Yue Hou and Ying-Ying Li and Xiaohui Liu and Zhuo-Yang Song and Liang-Qi Zhang and Shutao Zhang and Ke Zhao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.06347},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
6 + 3 pages, 9 figures. Substantially update the draft, including a study of the 2+1d scalar field theory