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We describe an algorithm that computes the ground state energy and correlation functions for 2-local Hamiltonians in which interactions between qubits are weak compared to single-qubit terms. The running time of the algorithm is polynomial in n and δ−1, where n is the number of qubits, and δ is the required precision. Specifically, we consider Hamiltonians of the form \({H=H_0+ \epsilon V}\) , where H 0 describes non-interacting qubits, V is a perturbation that involves arbitrary two-qubit interactions on a graph of bounded degree, and \({\epsilon}\) is a small parameter. The algorithm works if \({|\epsilon|}\) is below a certain threshold value \({\epsilon_0}\) that depends only upon the spectral gap of H 0, the maximal degree of the graph, and the maximal norm of the two-qubit interactions. The main technical ingredient of the algorithm is a generalized Kirkwood-Thomas ansatz for the ground state. The parameters of the ansatz are computed using perturbative expansions in powers of \({\epsilon}\) . Our algorithm is closely related to the coupled cluster method used in quantum chemistry.
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Bravyi, S., DiVincenzo, D. & Loss, D. Polynomial-Time Algorithm for Simulation of Weakly Interacting Quantum Spin Systems. Commun. Math. Phys. 284, 481–507 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-008-0574-6
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