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| author | Tang, G. -X. Zhuang, J. -Z. Duan, L. -M. Wu, Y. -K. |
| author_facet | Tang, G. -X. Zhuang, J. -Z. Duan, L. -M. Wu, Y. -K. |
| contents | The success of a quantum annealing algorithm requires a polynomial scaling of the energy gap. Recently it was shown that a two-dimensional transverse-field Ising model on a square lattice with nearest-neighbor $\pm J$ random coupling has a polynomial energy gap in the symmetric subspace of the parity operator [Nature 631, 749-754 (2024)], indicating the efficient preparation of its ground states by quantum annealing. However, it is not clear if this result can be generalized to other spin glass models with continuous or biased randomness. Here we prove that under general independent and identical distributions (i.i.d.) of the exchange energies, the energy gap of a one-dimensional random transverse-field Ising model follows a stretched exponential scaling even in the parity-restricted subspace. We discuss the implication of this result to quantum annealing problems. |
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| spellingShingle | Stretched Exponential Scaling of Parity-Restricted Energy Gaps in a Random Transverse-Field Ising Model Tang, G. -X. Zhuang, J. -Z. Duan, L. -M. Wu, Y. -K. Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Quantum Physics The success of a quantum annealing algorithm requires a polynomial scaling of the energy gap. Recently it was shown that a two-dimensional transverse-field Ising model on a square lattice with nearest-neighbor $\pm J$ random coupling has a polynomial energy gap in the symmetric subspace of the parity operator [Nature 631, 749-754 (2024)], indicating the efficient preparation of its ground states by quantum annealing. However, it is not clear if this result can be generalized to other spin glass models with continuous or biased randomness. Here we prove that under general independent and identical distributions (i.i.d.) of the exchange energies, the energy gap of a one-dimensional random transverse-field Ising model follows a stretched exponential scaling even in the parity-restricted subspace. We discuss the implication of this result to quantum annealing problems. |
| title | Stretched Exponential Scaling of Parity-Restricted Energy Gaps in a Random Transverse-Field Ising Model |
| topic | Disordered Systems and Neural Networks Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.03526 |