arXiv:2604.02697cs.LG2026-04

用李代数截断解决量子神经网络训练难与易受噪声问题。

LieTrunc-QNN: Lie Algebra Truncation and Quantum Expressivity Phase Transition from LiePrune to Provably Stable Quantum Neural Networks

  • 基于李代数构造量子电路的几何框架,用流形维度衡量表达能力。
  • 证明梯度方差仅多项式衰减,避免指数消失;6量子比特时保持完整度量秩。
  • 结构化截断提升稳定性,适合设计抗噪可训练量子模型的研究者。

量子机器学习受限于两类根本挑战:梯度指数消失(空谷现象)和参数化量子电路对噪声的脆弱性。尽管已有大量实验研究,但缺乏统一理论框架。本文提出LieTrunc-QNN——一种基于代数几何的框架,通过李群生成动力学刻画可训练性。参数化量子电路被建模为u(2^n)的李子代数,其作用诱导出可达量子态的黎曼流形。表达能力重定义为流形的内在维度与几何结构。我们建立几何容量-空谷原理:有效维度增加导致梯度指数抑制,源于测度集中效应。通过限制到结构化李子代数(即李代数截断),流形收缩,防止测度集中,维持非退化梯度。证明两个核心结果:(1) 建立了LieTrunc-QNN的可训练性下界;(2) 度量的富比尼-施泰德度量秩受生成元代数跨度限制,表明表达能力由结构决定而非参数数量。紧致李子代数还提供对扰动的内在鲁棒性。重要的是,我们确立了梯度方差仅多项式衰减的可训练区间。实验验证(n=2-6)表明:LieTrunc-QNN保持稳定梯度与高有效维度,而随机截断导致度量秩崩溃。在n=6时,全度量秩得以保持(秩=16)。结果支持梯度方差与有效维度间的标度律。本工作为量子神经网络设计提供了统一几何框架,连接李代数、流形几何与优化机制。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Quantum Machine Learning (QML) is fundamentally limited by two challenges: barren plateaus (exponentially vanishing gradients) and the fragility of parameterized quantum circuits under noise. Despite extensive empirical studies, a unified theoretical framework remains lacking. We introduce LieTrunc-QNN, an algebraic-geometric framework that characterizes trainability via Lie-generated dynamics. Parameterized quantum circuits are modeled as Lie subalgebras of u(2^n), whose action induces a Riemannian manifold of reachable quantum states. Expressivity is reinterpreted as intrinsic manifold dimension and geometry. We establish a geometric capacity-plateau principle: increasing effective dimension leads to exponential gradient suppression due to concentration of measure. By restricting to structured Lie subalgebras (LieTrunc), the manifold is contracted, preventing concentration and preserving non-degenerate gradients. We prove two main results: (1) a trainability lower bound for LieTrunc-QNN, and (2) that the Fubini-Study metric rank is bounded by the algebraic span of generators, showing expressivity is governed by structure rather than parameter count. Compact Lie subalgebras also provide inherent robustness to perturbations. Importantly, we establish a polynomial trainability regime where gradient variance decays polynomially instead of exponentially. Experiments (n=2-6) validate the theory: LieTrunc-QNN maintains stable gradients and high effective dimension, while random truncation leads to metric rank collapse. At n=6, full metric rank is preserved (rank=16). Results support a scaling law between gradient variance and effective dimension. This work provides a unified geometric framework for QNN design, linking Lie algebra, manifold geometry, and optimization.

量子神经网络李代数梯度消失可训练性

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