Benchmark

Hubbard Model Quantum Simulation Benchmark

Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) · Simulation · 16 qubits · Qiskit, PennyLane

Benchmark for quantum simulation of the Hubbard model, a fundamental model of strongly correlated electrons in condensed matter physics. The relative simplicity of the Hubbard Hamiltonian allows efficient implementation on quantum hardware. Classical benchmarks show that even the most accurate VQE ansatze exhibit plateauing ground-state energy errors for larger lattices, with stronger electronic correlations magnifying the issue.

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Benchmark for quantum simulation of the Hubbard model, a fundamental model of strongly correlated electrons in condensed matter physics. The relative simplicity of the Hubbard Hamiltonian allows efficient implementation on quantum hardware. Classical benchmarks show that even the most accurate VQE ansatze exhibit plateauing ground-state energy errors for larger lattices, with stronger electronic correlations magnifying the issue.

Key Metrics
Qubits tested
16
Key finding
Energy errors plateau for larger lattices
Why It Matters

Reveals fundamental scalability limitations of VQE for strongly correlated systems, with error plateauing even for the most accurate ansatze.

Hardware

Various (IBM Quantum, simulators)

Framework

Qiskit, PennyLane