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Efficient Compilation for Hamiltonian Simulation via Global Binary Symplectic Form Simplification

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Authors: Zhaohui Yang, Yuwei Han, Ruiyun Zhang, Dawei Ding, Jianxin Chen, Yuan Feng, Yuan Xie

Year

2026

Paper ID

75741

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Preprint

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Abstract

Hamiltonian simulation is a core quantum workload, underpinning variational quantum algorithms and Trotterized time evolution. Such programs are expressed as Pauli exponential sequences, exhibiting structural patterns that are highly amenable to high-level synthesis and optimization. Existing compilers, however, fail to fully unlock the optimization potential of their global algebraic structure, even when employing advanced graph- or tableau-based methods. We present Symphony, a holistic compilation approach built on the binary symplectic form (BSF) representation of Pauli strings. Unlike prior group-wise BSF simplification and path-based Pauli network synthesis, Symphony applies generalized controlled-Pauli Clifford transformations directly to a global BSF tableau, adaptively reducing active Pauli rows and emitting eligible two-qubit blocks other than single-qubit rotations in a forward Clifford frame. Following algebraic simplification, Symphony performs a causality-preserving block rescheduling heuristic that respects frame-induced dependencies while exposing extensive two-qubit block parallelism opportunities. This streamlined compilation style comprehensively exploits simultaneous simplification and commutativity opportunities, achieving efficient global optimization without relying on computationally expensive heuristics or long-horizon searches. Across the generic Hamiltonian simulation benchmarks in HamLib, Symphony achieves average reductions of 59% in two-qubit gate count and 91% in circuit depth. It strictly Pareto-dominates prior state-of-the-art compilers, requiring 1.14--1.58times fewer two-qubit gates and especially shrinking two-qubit circuit depth by a substantial factor of 1.87--5.67times on average.

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