Exact Space Spin Factorisation of the Full Fermionic Wave Function under U(n) x SU(2): Part I
- 👤 Speaker: Nathan Fitzpatrick (Quantinuum)
- 📅 Date & Time: Wednesday 19 February 2025, 12:30 - 14:00
- 📍 Venue: Todd-Hamied Room, Department of Chemistry, Cambridge
Abstract
We present a rigorous factorization of the fermionic wave function within the framework of U(n)×SU(2) symmetry, extending the spin-free formalism of quantum chemistry introduced by Paldus. Using character theory and symmetric polynomial techniques, we construct a decomposition of the full fermionic Fock space, providing a first-principles derivation of its structure. Our approach reveals that the well-known Shavitt graph emerges naturally from a recursion relation derived from the Dual Cauchy identity of symmetric polynomials, offering new insights which will be built upon to construct a quantum algorithm.
Series This talk is part of the Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry series.
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Wednesday 19 February 2025, 12:30-14:00