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Foundation neural-networks quantum states as a unified Ansatz for multiple hamiltonians

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  • Riccardo Rende

    (International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA))

  • Luciano Loris Viteritti

    (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL))

  • Federico Becca

    (Università di Trieste)

  • Antonello Scardicchio

    (The Abdus Salam ICTP
    Sezione di Trieste)

  • Alessandro Laio

    (International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA)
    The Abdus Salam ICTP)

  • Giuseppe Carleo

    (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL))

Abstract

Foundation models are highly versatile neural-network architectures capable of processing different data types, such as text and images, and generalizing across various tasks like classification and generation. Inspired by this success, we propose Foundation Neural-Network Quantum States (FNQS) as an integrated paradigm for studying quantum many-body systems. FNQS leverage key principles of foundation models to define variational wave functions based on a single, versatile architecture that processes multimodal inputs, including spin configurations and Hamiltonian physical couplings. Unlike specialized architectures tailored for individual Hamiltonians, FNQS can generalize to physical Hamiltonians beyond those encountered during training, offering a unified framework adaptable to various quantum systems and tasks. FNQS enable the efficient estimation of quantities that are traditionally challenging or computationally intensive to calculate using conventional methods, particularly disorder-averaged observables. Furthermore, the fidelity susceptibility can be easily obtained to uncover quantum phase transitions without prior knowledge of order parameters. These pretrained models can be efficiently fine-tuned for specific quantum systems. The architectures trained in this paper are publicly available at https://huggingface.co/nqs-models , along with examples for implementing these neural networks in NetKet.

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  • Riccardo Rende & Luciano Loris Viteritti & Federico Becca & Antonello Scardicchio & Alessandro Laio & Giuseppe Carleo, 2025. "Foundation neural-networks quantum states as a unified Ansatz for multiple hamiltonians," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 16(1), pages 1-12, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:16:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-025-62098-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62098-x
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    1. Kenny Choo & Antonio Mezzacapo & Giuseppe Carleo, 2020. "Fermionic neural-network states for ab-initio electronic structure," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-7, December.
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