Tensor-network Monte Carlo approach based on time-evolving block decimation

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We propose a tensor-network Monte Carlo (TNMC) approach for unitary evolution following the compression sequence of the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) algorithm. In the TNMC approach, the obtained results contain evaluable statistical errors rather than truncation errors, unlike ordinary singular-value-decomposition-based methods such as the TEBD algorithm. Consequently, one can estimate unbiased expectation values within statistical errors even with a finite bond dimension. Since the sampling scheme is introduced in the simulations of unitary evolution, the proposed Monte Carlo scheme may suffer from a sign problem. We observe that the sign problem can be mitigated by increasing the bond dimension. We apply the proposed TNMC approach to the Hamiltonian and the Floquet dynamics. Numerical experiments show that the TNMC approach can estimate accurate expectation values of observables even when the TEBD method with the same bond dimension cannot. The proposed approach can be a new direction for improving the classical simulatability of unitary evolution.

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@misc{goto2026tensornetwork,
  title = {{Tensor-network Monte Carlo approach based on time-evolving block decimation}},
  author = {Shimpei Goto and Hidemaro Suwa and Synge Todo},
  howpublished = {arXiv},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.12466},
  eprint = {2609.12466},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.12466},
}

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TY  - UNPB
TI  - Tensor-network Monte Carlo approach based on time-evolving block decimation
AU  - Shimpei Goto
AU  - Hidemaro Suwa
AU  - Synge Todo
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/11
PB  - arXiv
DO  - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.12466
UR  - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.12466
AB  - We propose a tensor-network Monte Carlo (TNMC) approach for unitary evolution following the compression sequence of the time-evolving block decimation (TEBD) algorithm. In the TNMC approach, the obtained results contain evaluable statistical errors rather than truncation errors, unlike ordinary singular-value-decomposition-based methods such as the TEBD algorithm. Consequently, one can estimate unbiased expectation values within statistical errors even with a finite bond dimension. Since the sampling scheme is introduced in the simulations of unitary evolution, the proposed Monte Carlo scheme may suffer from a sign problem. We observe that the sign problem can be mitigated by increasing the bond dimension. We apply the proposed TNMC approach to the Hamiltonian and the Floquet dynamics. Numerical experiments show that the TNMC approach can estimate accurate expectation values of observables even when the TEBD method with the same bond dimension cannot. The proposed approach can be a new direction for improving the classical simulatability of unitary evolution.
ER  -

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