Continuous optimization by quantum adaptive distribution search

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Autores principales: Morimoto, Kohei, Takase, Yusuke, Mitarai, Kosuke, Fujii, Keisuke
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Publicado: 2023
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author Morimoto, Kohei
Takase, Yusuke
Mitarai, Kosuke
Fujii, Keisuke
author_facet Morimoto, Kohei
Takase, Yusuke
Mitarai, Kosuke
Fujii, Keisuke
contents In this paper, we introduce the quantum adaptive distribution search (QuADS), a quantum continuous optimization algorithm that integrates Grover adaptive search (GAS) with the covariance matrix adaptation - evolution strategy (CMA-ES), a classical technique for continuous optimization. QuADS utilizes the quantum-based search capabilities of GAS and enhances them with the principles of CMA-ES for more efficient optimization. It employs a multivariate normal distribution for the initial state of the quantum search and repeatedly updates it throughout the optimization process. Our numerical experiments show that QuADS outperforms both GAS and CMA-ES. This is achieved through adaptive refinement of the initial state distribution rather than consistently using a uniform state, resulting in fewer oracle calls. This study presents an important step toward exploiting the potential of quantum computing for continuous optimization.
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Morimoto, Kohei
Takase, Yusuke
Mitarai, Kosuke
Fujii, Keisuke
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
In this paper, we introduce the quantum adaptive distribution search (QuADS), a quantum continuous optimization algorithm that integrates Grover adaptive search (GAS) with the covariance matrix adaptation - evolution strategy (CMA-ES), a classical technique for continuous optimization. QuADS utilizes the quantum-based search capabilities of GAS and enhances them with the principles of CMA-ES for more efficient optimization. It employs a multivariate normal distribution for the initial state of the quantum search and repeatedly updates it throughout the optimization process. Our numerical experiments show that QuADS outperforms both GAS and CMA-ES. This is achieved through adaptive refinement of the initial state distribution rather than consistently using a uniform state, resulting in fewer oracle calls. This study presents an important step toward exploiting the potential of quantum computing for continuous optimization.
title Continuous optimization by quantum adaptive distribution search
topic Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.17353