About
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qvartools is developed and maintained by the
`QuantumNoLab <https://github.com/QuantumNoLab>`_ team.

Authors
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| **Jen-Yu Chang** — National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
| GitHub: `leo07010 <https://github.com/leo07010>`_ · ORCID: `0009-0009-7885-6857 <https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7885-6857>`_

| **George Chang** — National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
| GitHub: `George930502 <https://github.com/George930502>`_

| **Hsiu Chi Tsai** — National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
| GitHub: `thc1006 <https://github.com/thc1006>`_ · ORCID: `0000-0001-7421-8027 <https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7421-8027>`_

| **monmon** — National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
| GitHub: `ericntunctu <https://github.com/ericntunctu>`_

| **Ray Lin** — National Tsing Hua University
| GitHub: `RayLin87564231 <https://github.com/RayLin87564231>`_

| **yangsc11-beep** — National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
| GitHub: `yangsc11-beep <https://github.com/yangsc11-beep>`_

How to Cite
-----------

If you use qvartools in your research, please cite:

.. code-block:: bibtex

   @software{qvartools2026,
     author    = {Chang, Jen-Yu and Chang, George and Tsai, Hsiu Chi
                  and monmon and Lin, Ray and yangsc11-beep},
     title     = {qvartools: Quantum Variational Toolkit},
     year      = {2026},
     url       = {https://github.com/QuantumNoLab/qvartools},
     license   = {MIT},
     version   = {0.0.0}
   }

A machine-readable citation file is available at
`CITATION.cff <https://github.com/QuantumNoLab/qvartools/blob/main/CITATION.cff>`_.

License
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qvartools is released under the
`MIT License <https://github.com/QuantumNoLab/qvartools/blob/main/LICENSE>`_.

Acknowledgements
----------------

qvartools builds on foundational work from the open-source quantum
computing and quantum chemistry communities. Key dependencies include
`PySCF <https://pyscf.org/>`_,
`PyTorch <https://pytorch.org/>`_,
`SciPy <https://scipy.org/>`_, and
`NumPy <https://numpy.org/>`_.