Sub-universal variational circuits for combinatorial optimization problems

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Autori principali: Weitz, Gal, Pira, Lirandë, Ferrie, Chris, Combes, Joshua
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Pubblicazione: 2023
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author Weitz, Gal
Pira, Lirandë
Ferrie, Chris
Combes, Joshua
author_facet Weitz, Gal
Pira, Lirandë
Ferrie, Chris
Combes, Joshua
contents Quantum variational circuits have gained significant attention due to their applications in the quantum approximate optimization algorithm and quantum machine learning research. This work introduces a novel class of classical probabilistic circuits designed for generating approximate solutions to combinatorial optimization problems constructed using two-bit stochastic matrices. Through a numerical study, we investigate the performance of our proposed variational circuits in solving the Max-Cut problem on various graphs of increasing sizes. Our classical algorithm demonstrates improved performance for several graph types to the quantum approximate optimization algorithm. Our findings suggest that evaluating the performance of quantum variational circuits against variational circuits with sub-universal gate sets is a valuable benchmark for identifying areas where quantum variational circuits can excel.
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spellingShingle Sub-universal variational circuits for combinatorial optimization problems
Weitz, Gal
Pira, Lirandë
Ferrie, Chris
Combes, Joshua
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
Quantum variational circuits have gained significant attention due to their applications in the quantum approximate optimization algorithm and quantum machine learning research. This work introduces a novel class of classical probabilistic circuits designed for generating approximate solutions to combinatorial optimization problems constructed using two-bit stochastic matrices. Through a numerical study, we investigate the performance of our proposed variational circuits in solving the Max-Cut problem on various graphs of increasing sizes. Our classical algorithm demonstrates improved performance for several graph types to the quantum approximate optimization algorithm. Our findings suggest that evaluating the performance of quantum variational circuits against variational circuits with sub-universal gate sets is a valuable benchmark for identifying areas where quantum variational circuits can excel.
title Sub-universal variational circuits for combinatorial optimization problems
topic Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14981