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This paper considers the problem of designing a continuous-time dynamical system that solves a constrained nonlinear optimization problem and makes the feasible set forward invariant and asymptotically stable. The invariance of the feasible…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-27 Ahmed Allibhoy , Jorge Cortés

We present a gradient-based optimal-control technique for open quantum systems that utilizes quantum trajectories to simulate the quantum dynamics during optimization. Using trajectories allows for optimizing open systems with less…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-06-03 Mohamed Abdelhafez , David I. Schuster , Jens Koch

Quantum optimal control is central to designing spin manipulation pulses. Gradient-based pulse optimization can be facilitated by either accelerating gradient evaluation or enhancing the convergence rate. In this work, we accelerated…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2026-02-12 Mengjia He , Yongbo Deng , Burkhard Luy , Jan G. Korvink

A quantum fluid dynamic control formulation is presented for optimally manipulating atomic and molecular systems. In quantum fluid dynamic the control quantum system is expressed in terms of the probability density and the quantum current.…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Bijoy K. Dey , Herschel Rabitz , Attila Askar

Variational quantum algorithms are a promising class of algorithms that can be performed on currently available quantum computers. In most settings, the free parameters of a variational circuit are optimized using a classical optimizer that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-12 Roeland Wiersema , Nathan Killoran

In this paper we study a gradient flow approach to the problem of quantization of measures in one dimension. By embedding our problem in $L^2$, we find a continuous version of it that corresponds to the limit as the number of particles…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-01-26 Emanuele Caglioti , François Golse , Mikaela Iacobelli

In this paper, optimal control problems governed by diffusion equations with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions are investigated in the framework of the gradient discretisation method. Gradient schemes are defined for the optimality…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Jerome Droniou , Neela Nataraj , Devika Shylaja

A general scheme is presented for controlling quantum systems using evolution driven by non-selective von Neumann measurements, with or without an additional tailored electromagnetic field. As an example, a 2-level quantum system controlled…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander Pechen , Nikolai Il'in , Feng Shuang , Herschel Rabitz

Optimal quantum control of continuous variable systems poses a formidable computational challenge because of the high-dimensional character of the system dynamics. The framework of quantum invariants can significantly reduce the complexity…

The simulation of quantum dynamics on a digital quantum computer with parameterized circuits has widespread applications in fundamental and applied physics and chemistry. In this context, using the hybrid quantum-classical algorithm,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 Tangyou Huang , Yongcheng Ding , Léonce Dupays , Yue Ban , Man-Hong Yung , Adolfo del Campo , Xi Chen

Hybrid quantum-classical algorithms hold great promise for solving quantum control problems on near-term quantum computers. In this work, we employ the hybrid framework that integrates digital quantum simulation with classical optimization…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Tangyou Huang , Jing-Jun Zhu , Zhong-Yi Ni

We present variational theory for optimal control over a finite time interval in quantum systems with relaxation. The corresponding Euler-Lagrange equations determining the optimal control field are derived. In our theory the optimal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Ilia Grigorenko , Martin E. Garcia , K. H. Bennemann

We consider a general optimal control problem in the setting of gradient flows. Two approximations of the problem are presented, both relying on the variational reformulation of gradient-flow dynamics via the Weighted-Energy-Dissipation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-25 Takeshi Fukao , Ulisse Stefanelli , Riccardo Voso

In this work, we introduce and study the controllability of the trajectories of a linear dynamical system, which can be used to solve the minimization of a quadratic function in finite dimension. We named this dynamical system the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-22 Jean-Jacques Godeme

A central challenge in quantum computing is to identify more computational problems for which utilization of quantum resources can offer significant speedup. Here, we propose a hybrid quantum-classical scheme to tackle the quantum optimal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-04-19 Jun Li , Xiaodong Yang , Xinhua Peng , Chang-Pu Sun

Quantum measurements are considered for optimal control of quantum dynamics with instantaneous and continuous observations utilized to manipulate population transfer. With an optimal set of measurements, the highest yield in a two-level…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-02-17 Feng Shuang , Mianlai Zhou , Alexander Pechen , Rebing Wu , Ofer M. Shir , Herschel Rabitz

As industrial models and designs grow increasingly complex, the demand for optimal control of large-scale dynamical systems has significantly increased. However, traditional methods for optimal control incur significant overhead as problem…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-11-05 Connor Clayton , Jiaqi Leng , Gengzhi Yang , Yi-Ling Qiao , Ming C. Lin , Xiaodi Wu

The control of ensembles of dynamical systems is an intriguing and challenging problem, arising for example in quantum control. We initiate the investigation of optimal control of ensembles of discrete-time systems, focusing on minimising…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-11-07 Christian Fiedler , Alessandro Scagliotti

The article discusses the gradient discretisation method (GDM) for distributed optimal control problems governed by diffusion equation with pure Neumann boundary condition. Using the GDM framework enables to develop an analysis that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-09 Jerome Droniou , Neela Nataraj , Devika Shylaja

Designing effective optimisation strategies for unsteady flows in the presence of complex dynamics is challenging. Gradient-based optimisation algorithms that rely on gradient information obtained from adjoint equations are efficient for…

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