Analytically Continuing the Randomized Measurement Toolbox
- 2 September 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 137 (10) , 100202
Abstract
We develop a framework for extracting nonpolynomial analytic functions of density matrices in randomized measurement experiments by a method of analytical continuation. A central advantage of this approach, dubbed stabilized analytic continuation (SAC), is its robustness to statistical noise arising from finite repetitions of a quantum experiment, making it well suited to realistic quantum hardware. As a demonstration, we use SAC to estimate the von Neumann entanglement entropy of a numerically simulated quenched N\'eel state from R\'enyi entropies estimated via the randomized measurement protocol. We then apply the method to experimental R\'enyi data from a trapped-ion quantum simulator experiment, extracting subsystem von Neumann entropies at different evolution times. Finally, we briefly note that the SAC framework is readily generalizable to obtain other nonlinear diagnostics, such as the logarithmic negativity and R\'enyi relative entropies.Keywords
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Funding Information
- Institute for Advanced Study
- National Science Foundation (PHY-2514611)
- National Science Foundation (PHY-2210452)
- Marvin L. Goldberger Member Fund
- Hybrid Quantum Initiative (HQI ANR-22-PNCQ-0002)
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