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Gustavo E. Massaccesi

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arXiv2026

Is the matrix completion of reduced density matrices unique?

Reduced density matrices are central to describing observables in many-body quantum systems. In electronic structure theory, the two-particle reduced density matrix (2-RDM) suffices to determine the energy and other key properties. Recent work has used matrix completion, leveraging the low-rank structure of RDMs and approximate theoretical models, to reconstruct the 2-RDM from partial data and thus reduce computational cost. However, matrix completion is, in general, an under-determined problem. Revisiting Rosina's theorem [M. Rosina, Queen's Papers on Pure and Applied Mathematics No. 11, 369 (1968)], we here show that the matrix completion is unique under certain conditions, identifying the subset of 2-RDM elements that enables its exact reconstruction from incomplete information. Building on this, we introduce a hybrid quantum-stochastic algorithm that achieves exact matrix completion, demonstrated through applications to the Fermi-Hubbard model.

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arXiv2026

Determining the ensemble N-representability of Reduced Density Matrices

The N-representability problem for reduced density matrices remains a fundamental challenge in electronic structure theory. Following our previous work that employs a unitary-evolution algorithm based on an adaptive derivative-assembled pseudo-Trotter variational quantum algorithm to probe pure-state N-representability of reduced density matrices [J. Chem. Theory Comput. 2024, 20, 9968], in this work we propose a practical framework for determining the ensemble N-representability of a p-body matrix. This is accomplished using a purification strategy consisting of embedding an ensemble state into a pure state defined on an extended Hilbert space, such that the reduced density matrices of the purified state reproduce those of the original ensemble. By iteratively applying variational unitaries to an initial purified state, the proposed algorithm minimizes the Hilbert-Schmidt distance between its p-body reduced density matrix and a specified target p-body matrix, which serves as a measure of the N-representability of the target. This methodology facilitates both error correction of defective ensemble reduced density matrices, and quantum-state reconstruction on a quantum computer, offering a route for density-matrix refinement. We validate the algorithm with numerical simulations on systems of two, three, and four electrons in both, simple models as well as molecular systems at finite temperature, demonstrating its robustness.

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arXiv2013

Symmetry-adapted formulation of the combined G-particle-hole Hypervirial equation and Hermitian Operator method

High accuracy energies of low-lying excited states, in molecular systems, have been determined by means of a procedure which combines the G-particle-hole Hypervirial (GHV) equation method [Alcoba et al. Int. J. Quantum Chem. 109:3178 (2009)] and the Hermitian Operator (HO) one [Bouten et al. Nucl. Phys. A 202:127 (1973)]. This paper reports a suitable strategy to introduce the point group symmetry within the framework of the combined GHV-HO method, what leads to an improvement of the computational efficiency. The resulting symmetry-adapted formulation has been applied to illustrate the computer timings and the hardware requirements in selected chemical systems of several geometries.

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