Classical simulation of noncontextual Pauli Hamiltonians
Classical simulation of noncontextual Pauli Hamiltonians
Noncontextual Pauli Hamiltonians decompose into sets of Pauli terms to which joint values may be assigned without contradiction. We construct a quasiquantized model for noncontextual Pauli Hamiltonians. Using this model, we give an algorithm to classically simulate the noncontextual variational quantum eigensolver. We also use the model to show that …