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Neural network evolution strategy for solving quantum sign structures

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Ao Chen *
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Kenny Choo
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Nikita Astrakhantsev
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Titus Neupert
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L022026delete
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Abstract

Abstract

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Feed-forward neural networks are a novel class of variational wave functions for correlated many-body quantum systems. Here, we propose a specific neural network ansatz suitable for systems with real-valued wave functions. Its characteristic is to encode the all-important rugged sign structure of a quantum wave function in a convolutional neural network with discrete output. Its training is achieved through an evolutionary algorithm. We test our variational ansatz and training strategy on two spin-1/2 Heisenberg models, one on the two-dimensional square lattice and one on the three-dimensional pyrochlore lattice. In the former, our ansatz converges with high accuracy to the analytically known sign structures of ordered phases. In the latter, where such sign structures are a priori unknown, we obtain better variational energies than with other neural network states. Our results demonstrate the utility of discrete neural networks to solve quantum many-body problems.
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Physical Review Research cover
Physical Review Research
IF:
4.2
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7.6K
Citations:
2.7W

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ETH Zurich
Scholars:
3.0W
Papers: 2.4W
Citations: 8.4W
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swiss federal institutes of technology domain
Scholars:
9.0W
Papers: 8.0W
Citations: 163