Citing ATLAS-Q#

If you use ATLAS-Q in academic work, please cite the software using one of the formats below.

BibTeX#

@software{atlasq2025,
  title={ATLAS-Q: Adaptive Tensor Learning And Simulation – Quantum},
  author={ATLAS-Q Development Team},
  year={2025},
  url={https://github.com/followthesapper/ATLAS-Q},
  version={0.7.0}
}

APA Format#

ATLAS-Q Development Team. (2025). ATLAS-Q: Adaptive Tensor Learning And Simulation – Quantum (Version 0.7.0) [Computer software]. followthesapper/ATLAS-Q

MLA Format#

ATLAS-Q Development Team. ATLAS-Q: Adaptive Tensor Learning And Simulation – Quantum. Version 0.7.0, 2025, followthesapper/ATLAS-Q.

Chicago Format#

ATLAS-Q Development Team. 2025. “ATLAS-Q: Adaptive Tensor Learning And Simulation – Quantum.” Version 0.7.0. followthesapper/ATLAS-Q.

Text Citation#

For inline citations in text:

We performed quantum simulations using ATLAS-Q (ATLAS-Q Development Team, 2025), a GPU-accelerated tensor network simulator.

Citing Specific Features#

When citing specific algorithms or features, include relevant academic references:

Matrix Product States#

@article{Verstraete2008,
  title={Matrix product states, projected entangled pair states, and variational renormalization group methods for quantum spin systems},
  author={Verstraete, F. and Cirac, J. I. and Murg, V.},
  journal={Advances in Physics},
  volume={57},
  number={2},
  pages={143--224},
  year={2008},
  publisher={Taylor \& Francis}
}

TDVP Time Evolution#

@article{Haegeman2011,
  title={Time-Dependent Variational Principle for Quantum Lattices},
  author={Haegeman, Jutho and Cirac, J. Ignacio and Osborne, Tobias J. and Pižorn, Iztok and Verschelde, Henri and Verstraete, Frank},
  journal={Physical Review Letters},
  volume={107},
  pages={070601},
  year={2011},
  publisher={American Physical Society}
}

Variational Quantum Eigensolver#

@article{Peruzzo2014,
  title={A variational eigenvalue solver on a photonic quantum processor},
  author={Peruzzo, Alberto and McClean, Jarrod and Shadbolt, Peter and Yung, Man-Hong and Zhou, Xiao-Qi and Love, Peter J. and Aspuru-Guzik, Alán and O'Brien, Jeremy L.},
  journal={Nature Communications},
  volume={5},
  pages={4213},
  year={2014},
  publisher={Nature Publishing Group}
}

QAOA#

@article{Farhi2014,
  title={A Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm},
  author={Farhi, Edward and Goldstone, Jeffrey and Gutmann, Sam},
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.4028},
  year={2014}
}

Stabilizer Formalism#

@article{AaronsonGottesman2004,
  title={Improved Simulation of Stabilizer Circuits},
  author={Aaronson, Scott and Gottesman, Daniel},
  journal={Physical Review A},
  volume={70},
  pages={052328},
  year={2004},
  publisher={American Physical Society}
}

Example Citation in Paper#

Sample citation in a research paper:

We simulated the quantum dynamics using the Time-Dependent Variational Principle (TDVP) [Haegeman2011] as implemented in ATLAS-Q [atlasq2025], a GPU-accelerated tensor network framework. The adaptive Matrix Product State representation [Verstraete2008] allowed efficient simulation of 50-qubit systems with bond dimension χ=128, achieving memory compression of 500,000× compared to full statevector methods while maintaining truncation error below 10⁻⁸.

Acknowledgments#

When ATLAS-Q contributes significantly to your work, consider including an acknowledgment:

This work benefited from simulations performed using ATLAS-Q, a GPU-accelerated quantum tensor network simulator developed by the ATLAS-Q Development Team.

Version Pinning#

For reproducibility, specify the exact version used:

@software{atlasq2025,
  title={ATLAS-Q: Adaptive Tensor Learning And Simulation – Quantum},
  author={ATLAS-Q Development Team},
  year={2025},
  url={https://github.com/followthesapper/ATLAS-Q},
  version={0.6.1},
  note={git commit: 3d7d144}
}

Publication List#

If you publish work using ATLAS-Q, we encourage you to let us know so we can list it in the documentation. Submit a pull request or open an issue with your publication details.

Contributing Citations#

To add your publication to the ATLAS-Q citation list:

  1. Fork the repository

  2. Add your citation to docs/citing.rst

  3. Submit a pull request with the title “Add publication: [Your Paper Title]”

License and Terms#

ATLAS-Q is released under the MIT License. There are no licensing restrictions on academic or commercial use. Citation is requested but not required.

See Installation for installation instructions and Quick Start for getting started with ATLAS-Q.