In this thesis, we use the new numerical method  multiscale entanglement
renormalization ansatz (MERA)  to study the one dimensional spin system. This
method, MERA, utilizes a network of tensors to represent quantum many-body
systems on a lattice. Other examples of tensor network state are matrix product
states (MPSs) for 1D systems, tree tensor networks (TTNs) for systems with a
tree shape, and projected entangled-pair states (PEPSs) for 2D systems and be-
yond. The three structures dier in the graph that denes how the tensors are
interconnected into a network: The graphs for MPSs, TTNs, and 2D PEPSs are,
respectively, a chain, a tree, and a 2D lattice. Importantly, from these tensor
networks the expectation value of local observables can be computed eciently.
Developing algorithms to simulate quantum many-body systems is important
for understanding and studying the physical principles. And these may become
powerful tools for the analysis of quantum computation and quantum information
theory. But in general ecient simulation is dicult, due to the fundamental
quantum physical laws.
The main method we have studied and worked on is multiscale entangle-
ment renormalization ansatz (MERA) which is a variational ansatz for many-
body states. MERA is a tree tensor network for 1D, 2D systems and beyond.
We have developed code of ternary-MERA to compute the ground state energy,
expected values of local observables, and correlators for 1D lattice systems. In
a nutshell, MERA is an algorithm for entanglement renormalization which is a
numerical technique based on locally reorganizing the Hilbert space of a quantum
many-body system with the aim to reduce the amount of entanglement in its wave
function. We use this method to study 1D Ising model, XXZ model, and J1 - J2
model, and then comparing the numerical results with exact diagonalization (ED)
and density matrix renormalization group (DMRG).

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