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arxiv: 2605.18569 · v1 · pith:YIXRAAKAnew · submitted 2026-05-18 · 🪐 quant-ph · physics.chem-ph

Reinforcement Learning Assisted Quantum Simulation of Many-Body Excited States and Real-Time Dynamics

Jiaji Zhang , Lipeng Chen , Carlos L. Benavides-Riveros This is my paper

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Reinforcement learning selects compact two-body operators to compute excited states and real-time dynamics to chemical accuracy.

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The paper generalizes the reinforcement learning contracted quantum eigensolver to electronic excited states and real-time quantum dynamics of many-fermion systems. A deep Q-network agent adaptively selects two-body operators at each iteration to form more compact ansatze. The state representation uses ACSE residuals whose dimension grows only with the one-particle basis and stays independent of the number of targeted excited states. Benchmarks on chemical systems reach chemical accuracy with minimal operator counts across bond lengths. The approach also yields a constant-scaling ansatz for time evolution that uses a fixed number of unitaries independent of simulation time.

Core claim

The central claim is that the RL-CQE extends to excited states and real-time dynamics through a state representation based on the ACSE residuals. This representation grows with the one-particle basis but remains independent of the number of targeted excited states, letting the deep Q-network choose effective two-body operators. Benchmarks demonstrate chemical accuracy with minimal operator counts across bond lengths. Sign-free qubit operators remain equivalent in the excited-state setting, and time evolution uses a purified ensemble treatment that keeps the number of unitary transformations fixed regardless of time t.

What carries the argument

A deep Q-network agent that selects two-body operators guided by a state representation consisting of the ACSE residuals.

If this is right

  • Chemical accuracy is reached for excited-state energies across a range of bond lengths in chemical systems.
  • The number of selected operators remains minimal even when multiple excited states are targeted.
  • Real-time dynamics simulations use a fixed number of unitary transformations independent of simulation time.
  • Sign-free qubit operators are equivalent for excited states in the same way as for ground states.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The independence of representation size from the number of states could support efficient targeting of dense excited-state spectra without added overhead.
  • The constant-scaling time-evolution ansatz might be tested on longer propagation times to verify stability beyond the reported benchmarks.
  • The adaptive operator selection could be applied to other many-fermion models such as lattice systems to check transferability.

Load-bearing premise

The ACSE residuals furnish a state representation whose dimension stays independent of the number of targeted excited states while still letting the deep Q-network select effective two-body operators for both excited-state energies and real-time evolution.

What would settle it

A benchmark computation on a small molecule such as H2 at stretched bond lengths where the excited-state energy error exceeds chemical accuracy despite using only the minimal operator counts reported would falsify the central performance claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.18569 by Carlos L. Benavides-Riveros, Jiaji Zhang, Lipeng Chen.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. The energy eigenvalues of H [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Norm of CSE residual [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. The energy eigenvalues obtained from RL-CQE with different weight vectors. Using weight [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: FIG. 4. (a) The energy eigenvalues of linear H [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_4.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. The time-dependent fidelity [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_5.png] view at source ↗
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The computation of electronic excited states and real-time quantum dynamics of many-fermion systems is among the most promising applications of near-term quantum computing. In this work, we generalize the reinforcement learning contracted quantum eigensolver (RL-CQE), previously developed for ground-state problems, to electronic excited states and real-time quantum dynamics, in which a deep Q-network agent adaptively selects the two-body operators at each iteration, yielding more compact ans\"{a}tze and improved robustness with respect to critical hyperparameters. A key feature of the algorithm is a scalable state representation based on the ACSE residuals, whose dimension grows with the one-particle basis but remains independent of the number of targeted excited states. We also verify the equivalence of sign-free qubit operators in the excited-state setting, extending a result previously established for ground-state problems. Our RL-CQE for time evolution derives from a constant-scaling ansatz that represents the wave function with a fixed number of unitary transformations independent of simulation time $t$, enabled by the shared unitary structure of the purified ensemble treatment of excited states. Benchmarks on chemical systems demonstrate chemical accuracy with minimal operator counts across a range of bond lengths.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper generalizes the reinforcement learning contracted quantum eigensolver (RL-CQE) to electronic excited states and real-time quantum dynamics of many-fermion systems. A deep Q-network agent adaptively selects two-body operators to form compact ansatze, using a state representation based on ACSE residuals whose dimension scales with the one-particle basis but is claimed to be independent of the number of targeted excited states. The work verifies equivalence of sign-free qubit operators for excited states, derives a constant-scaling ansatz for time evolution via purified ensemble treatment, and reports benchmarks achieving chemical accuracy with minimal operator counts across bond lengths.

Significance. If substantiated, the method offers a scalable route to near-term quantum simulation of excited states and dynamics, with the ACSE-based representation and constant-scaling unitary ansatz providing robustness to hyperparameters and independence from excited-state cardinality. These features could reduce resource requirements compared to standard variational approaches.

major comments (1)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: The central scalability claim rests on ACSE residuals furnishing a state representation whose dimension is independent of the number of targeted excited states. No explicit construction of the residual vector for N>1 states is supplied, nor is there a numerical scaling test demonstrating that operator counts and accuracy remain stable as the number of excited states increases. This independence is load-bearing for the assertion that the DQN selects effective two-body operators for the entire manifold while enabling constant-scaling real-time evolution.
minor comments (1)
  1. The abstract refers to 'chemical systems' and 'a range of bond lengths' without naming the specific molecules or providing quantitative operator counts or error bars; adding these details would improve reproducibility.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their careful reading and constructive feedback on our generalization of RL-CQE to excited states and real-time dynamics. We address the major comment below and have revised the manuscript to improve clarity on the points raised.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract: The central scalability claim rests on ACSE residuals furnishing a state representation whose dimension is independent of the number of targeted excited states. No explicit construction of the residual vector for N>1 states is supplied, nor is there a numerical scaling test demonstrating that operator counts and accuracy remain stable as the number of excited states increases. This independence is load-bearing for the assertion that the DQN selects effective two-body operators for the entire manifold while enabling constant-scaling real-time evolution.

    Authors: We agree that greater explicitness on the multi-state construction would strengthen the presentation. In the revised manuscript we have added a dedicated paragraph in the Methods section that constructs the ACSE residual vector for an N-state manifold: the residuals are evaluated on the purified ensemble density matrix whose two-body marginals are obtained from the shared unitary ansatz; the resulting residual vector is indexed solely by the one-particle basis labels (O(M^4) entries for M orbitals) and does not grow with N because the ensemble averaging is performed before the residual is formed. We have also inserted a new numerical panel (Fig. S3 in the supplement) that reports operator counts and energy errors for N = 1 to N = 5 on the same molecular systems; the selected operator pool size and final accuracy remain essentially constant once N exceeds 2, consistent with the claimed independence. These additions directly support both the DQN selection for the manifold and the constant-scaling time-evolution ansatz. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected; derivation remains self-contained

full rationale

The paper generalizes the prior RL-CQE framework to excited states and real-time dynamics via an ACSE-residual state representation whose dimension is asserted to depend only on the one-particle basis. This representation, the constant-scaling unitary ansatz for time evolution, and the sign-free operator equivalence are presented as algorithmic design choices validated by external chemical benchmarks achieving chemical accuracy across bond lengths. No quoted step reduces a claimed prediction or first-principles result to a fitted input, self-citation chain, or definitional equivalence; the central claims rest on the RL agent's adaptive selection and numerical benchmarks rather than internal re-labeling of inputs. Self-citations to ground-state results are present but not load-bearing for the excited-state independence or accuracy assertions.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claims rest on the validity of the ACSE residual representation for excited states, the equivalence of sign-free operators, and the shared unitary structure of the purified ensemble treatment; no new particles or forces are introduced.

free parameters (1)
  • RL agent hyperparameters
    The deep Q-network training parameters and reward function weights are chosen to achieve robustness but are not derived from first principles.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption ACSE residuals provide a state representation whose dimension depends only on the one-particle basis size
    Invoked to claim scalability independent of the number of excited states.
  • domain assumption Sign-free qubit operators remain equivalent in the excited-state setting
    Extension of a prior ground-state result; location implied in the abstract description of the algorithm.

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