Abstract
We examine the problem of determining whether a multiqubit two-local Hamiltonian can be made stoquastic by single-qubit unitary transformations. We prove that when such a Hamiltonian contains one-local terms, then this task can be NP-hard. This is shown by constructing a class of Hamiltonians for which performing this task is equivalent to deciding 3-SAT. In contrast, we show that when such a Hamiltonian contains no one-local terms then this task is easy; namely, we present an algorithm which decides, in a number of arithmetic operations over R which is polynomial in the number of qubits, whether the sign problem of the Hamiltonian can be cured by single-qubit rotations.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1332-1362 |
Journal | SIAM Journal on Computing |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Computational complexity
- Quantum
- Quantum Monte Carlo
- Sign problem
- Stoquastic