Initial state preparation demo

_static/authors/stepan_fomichev.txt

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+.. bio:: Stepan Fomichev
+   :photo: ../_static/authors/stepan_fomichev.jpg
+
+
+   Stepan Fomichev is a quantum scientist working at Xanadu. His background is in condensed matter physics, with a focus on lattice vibrations and electron-phonon coupling. As part of the Algorithms team, he focuses on researching and developing prospective applications for quantum algorithms.

demonstrations/tutorial_initial_state_preparation.metadata.json

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+{
+    "title": "Initial State Preparation for Quantum Chemistry",
+    "authors": [
+        {
+            "id": "stepan_fomichev"
+        }
+    ],
+    "dateOfPublication": "2023-10-20T00:00:00+00:00",
+    "dateOfLastModification": "2023-10-20T00:00:00+00:00",
+    "categories": [
+        "Quantum Chemistry"
+    ],
+    "tags": [],
+    "previewImages": [
+        {
+            "type": "thumbnail",
+            "uri": "/_images/thumbnail_initial_state_preparation.png"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "large_thumbnail",
+            "uri": "/_static/large_demo_thumbnails/thumbnail_large_initial_state_preparation.png"
+        }
+    ],
+    "seoDescription": "Prepare initial states for quantum algorithms from output of traditional quantum chemistry methods.",
+    "doi": "",
+    "canonicalURL": "/qml/demos/tutorial_initial_state_preparation",
+    "references": [
+    ],
+    "basedOnPapers": [],
+    "referencedByPapers": [],
+    "relatedContent": [
+        {
+            "type": "demonstration",
+            "id": "tutorial_quantum_chemistry",
+            "weight": 1.0
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "demonstration",
+            "id": "tutorial_vqe",
+            "weight": 1.0
+        }
+    ]
+}

demos_quantum-chemistry.rst

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     :description: :doc:`demos/tutorial_fermionic_operators`
     :tags: chemistry
 
+.. gallery-item::
+    :tooltip: Initial State Preparation for Quantum Chemistry
+    :figure: demonstrations/initial_state_preparation/thumbnail_initial_state_preparation.png
+    :description: :doc:`demos/tutorial_initial_state_preparation`
+    :tags: chemistry
+
 :html:`</div></div><div style='clear:both'>`
 
 
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     demos/tutorial_classically_boosted_vqe
     demos/tutorial_qchem_external
     demos/tutorial_resource_estimation
+    demos/tutorial_initial_state_preparation