Quasi-binary encoding based quantum alternating operator ansatz

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Auteurs principaux: Chen, Bingren, Wu, Hanqing, Yuan, Haomu, Wu, Lei, Li, Xin
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author Chen, Bingren
Wu, Hanqing
Yuan, Haomu
Wu, Lei
Li, Xin
author_facet Chen, Bingren
Wu, Hanqing
Yuan, Haomu
Wu, Lei
Li, Xin
contents This paper proposes a quasi-binary encoding based algorithm for solving a specific quadratic optimization models with discrete variables, in the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) framework. The quadratic optimization model has three constraints: 1. Discrete constraint, the variables are required to be integers. 2. Bound constraint, each variable is required to be greater than or equal to an integer and less than or equal to another integer. 3. Sum constraint, the sum of all variables should be a given integer. To solve this optimization model, we use quasi-binary encoding to encode the variables. For an integer variable with upper bound $U_i$ and lower bound $L_i$, this encoding method can use at most $2\log_2 (U_i-L_i+1)$ qubits to encode the variable. Moreover, we design a mixing operator specifically for this encoding to satisfy the hard constraint model. In the hard constraint model, the quantum state always satisfies the constraints during the evolution, and no penalty term is needed in the objective function. In other parts of the QAOA framework, we also incorporate ideas such as CVaR-QAOA and parameter scheduling methods into our QAOA algorithm. In the financial field, by introducing precision, portfolio optimization problems can be reduced to the above model. We will use portfolio optimization cases for numerical simulation. We design an iterative method to solve the problem of coarse precision caused by insufficient qubits of the simulators or quantum computers. This iterative method can refine the precision by multiple few-qubit experiments.
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spellingShingle Quasi-binary encoding based quantum alternating operator ansatz
Chen, Bingren
Wu, Hanqing
Yuan, Haomu
Wu, Lei
Li, Xin
Quantum Physics
90C27, 81P68, m91B28
G.1.6; I.1.2
This paper proposes a quasi-binary encoding based algorithm for solving a specific quadratic optimization models with discrete variables, in the quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) framework. The quadratic optimization model has three constraints: 1. Discrete constraint, the variables are required to be integers. 2. Bound constraint, each variable is required to be greater than or equal to an integer and less than or equal to another integer. 3. Sum constraint, the sum of all variables should be a given integer. To solve this optimization model, we use quasi-binary encoding to encode the variables. For an integer variable with upper bound $U_i$ and lower bound $L_i$, this encoding method can use at most $2\log_2 (U_i-L_i+1)$ qubits to encode the variable. Moreover, we design a mixing operator specifically for this encoding to satisfy the hard constraint model. In the hard constraint model, the quantum state always satisfies the constraints during the evolution, and no penalty term is needed in the objective function. In other parts of the QAOA framework, we also incorporate ideas such as CVaR-QAOA and parameter scheduling methods into our QAOA algorithm. In the financial field, by introducing precision, portfolio optimization problems can be reduced to the above model. We will use portfolio optimization cases for numerical simulation. We design an iterative method to solve the problem of coarse precision caused by insufficient qubits of the simulators or quantum computers. This iterative method can refine the precision by multiple few-qubit experiments.
title Quasi-binary encoding based quantum alternating operator ansatz
topic Quantum Physics
90C27, 81P68, m91B28
G.1.6; I.1.2
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.06915