Variational tensor network operator

We propose a simple and generic construction of the variational tensor network operators to study the quantum spin systems by the synergy of ideas from the imaginary-time evolution and the variational optimization of trial wave functions. By applying these operators to simple initial states, accurat...

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Published inPhysical review research Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 043153
Main Authors Chen, Yu-Hsueh, Hsu, Ke, Tu, Wei-Lin, Lee, Hyun-Yong, Kao, Ying-Jer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Physical Society 01.11.2022
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Summary:We propose a simple and generic construction of the variational tensor network operators to study the quantum spin systems by the synergy of ideas from the imaginary-time evolution and the variational optimization of trial wave functions. By applying these operators to simple initial states, accurate variational ground-state wave functions with extremely few parameters can be obtained. Furthermore, the framework can be applied to spontaneously study symmetry-breaking, symmetry-protected topological, and intrinsic topologically ordered phases, and we show that symmetries of the local tensors associated with these phases can emerge directly after the optimization without any gauge fixing. This provides a universal way to identify quantum phase transitions without prior knowledge of the system.
ISSN:2643-1564
2643-1564
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043153