Quantum-inspired classical algorithm for graph problems by Gaussian boson sampling

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Main Authors: Oh, Changhun, Fefferman, Bill, Jiang, Liang, Quesada, Nicolás
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author Oh, Changhun
Fefferman, Bill
Jiang, Liang
Quesada, Nicolás
author_facet Oh, Changhun
Fefferman, Bill
Jiang, Liang
Quesada, Nicolás
contents We present a quantum-inspired classical algorithm that can be used for graph-theoretical problems, such as finding the densest $k$-subgraph and finding the maximum weight clique, which are proposed as applications of a Gaussian boson sampler. The main observation from Gaussian boson samplers is that a given graph's adjacency matrix to be encoded in a Gaussian boson sampler is nonnegative, which does not necessitate quantum interference. We first provide how to program a given graph problem into our efficient classical algorithm. We then numerically compare the performance of ideal and lossy Gaussian boson samplers, our quantum-inspired classical sampler, and the uniform sampler for finding the densest $k$-subgraph and finding the maximum weight clique and show that the advantage from Gaussian boson samplers is not significant in general. We finally discuss the potential advantage of a Gaussian boson sampler over the proposed sampler.
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spellingShingle Quantum-inspired classical algorithm for graph problems by Gaussian boson sampling
Oh, Changhun
Fefferman, Bill
Jiang, Liang
Quesada, Nicolás
Quantum Physics
We present a quantum-inspired classical algorithm that can be used for graph-theoretical problems, such as finding the densest $k$-subgraph and finding the maximum weight clique, which are proposed as applications of a Gaussian boson sampler. The main observation from Gaussian boson samplers is that a given graph's adjacency matrix to be encoded in a Gaussian boson sampler is nonnegative, which does not necessitate quantum interference. We first provide how to program a given graph problem into our efficient classical algorithm. We then numerically compare the performance of ideal and lossy Gaussian boson samplers, our quantum-inspired classical sampler, and the uniform sampler for finding the densest $k$-subgraph and finding the maximum weight clique and show that the advantage from Gaussian boson samplers is not significant in general. We finally discuss the potential advantage of a Gaussian boson sampler over the proposed sampler.
title Quantum-inspired classical algorithm for graph problems by Gaussian boson sampling
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.00536