用AI模型加速分子基态量子电路生成,比传统方法快一个数量级。
Learning to Prepare Molecular Ground States with Transformer Models

- 基于Transformer的生成模型学习从参考电路中模仿并生成新电路
- 在氯丙嗪上实现与ADAPT-VQE相当甚至更优的基态制备精度
- 首次在高端量子硬件上运行AI生成的化学计算电路,具里程碑意义
量子态制备是众多量子算法的关键步骤,高效实现对实现量子化学应用中的实际量子优势至关重要。迭代算法如ADAPT-VQE可生成浅层基态制备电路,但在材料科学和药物研发相关的大型分子上变得计算开销过大。本文提出ADAPT-GQE,一种生成式AI框架,用于学习合成电子结构计算的基态制备电路。首先使用ADAPT-VQE生成高质量参考电路,作为训练目标;训练后,模型能高效提出并评估电路,通过强化学习使生成精度超越ADAPT-VQE训练数据。该流程相比ADAPT-VQE实现数量级的电路生成时间降低,同时保持或提升基态制备精度。我们在氯丙嗪(imipramine)上验证了ADAPT-GQE,该分子是药物稳定性模拟中的典型挑战目标。生成的电路在Quantinuum Helios-1硬件上成功执行,标志着AI生成量子化学电路在先进量子硬件上的首次实现。这些成果为大规模量子计算化学中的自动化电路合成开辟了路径。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Quantum state preparation is a key component of many quantum algorithms. Performing this step efficiently is essential for realizing practical quantum advantage in quantum chemistry applications. Iterative algorithms like ADAPT-VQE can produce shallow ground-state preparation circuits, but become computationally prohibitive for the larger molecules relevant to materials science and pharmaceutical development. Here, we introduce ADAPT-GQE, a generative AI framework that learns to synthesize ground-state preparation circuits for electronic structure calculations. We first use ADAPT-VQE to generate high-quality reference circuits, which are then used as targets for training models for circuit generation. Once trained, the model can efficiently propose and score circuits, enabling reinforcement learning (RL) to drive circuit generation accuracy beyond the accuracy of the ADAPT-VQE training data. This pipeline achieves order-of-magnitude reductions in circuit generation time relative to ADAPT-VQE while maintaining comparable or improved state-preparation accuracy. We demonstrate ADAPT-GQE on imipramine, a well-established tricyclic antidepressant that serves as a representative, challenging target for computational modelling in drug stability protocols. We execute generated circuits on Quantinuum Helios-1, representing a milestone for AI-generated quantum chemistry circuits on state-of-the-art quantum hardware. These results establish a pathway toward automated quantum circuit synthesis for utility-scale quantum computational chemistry.
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