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Unknown unitary inversion is a fundamental primitive in quantum computing and physics. Although recent work has demonstrated that quantum algorithms can invert arbitrary unknown unitaries without accessing their classical descriptions,…

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Many artificial intelligence (AI) problems naturally map to NP-hard optimization problems. This has the interesting consequence that enabling human-level capability in machines often requires systems that can handle formally intractable…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-29 Hartmut Neven , Geordie Rose , William G. Macready

Quantum computing has shown significant potential to address complex optimization problems; however, its application remains confined to specific problems at limited scales. Spatial regionalization remains largely unexplored in quantum…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Yunhan Chang , Amr Magdy , Federico M. Spedalieri , Ibrahim Sabek

We introduce a framework of the equivariant convolutional quantum algorithms which is tailored for a number of machine-learning tasks on physical systems with arbitrary SU$(d)$ symmetries. It allows us to enhance a natural model of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-24 Han Zheng , Zimu Li , Sergii Strelchuk , Risi Kondor , Junyu Liu

The primary focus of this paper is on designing an inexact first-order algorithm for solving constrained nonlinear optimization problems. By controlling the inexactness of the subproblem solution, we can significantly reduce the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-11-19 Hao Wang , Fan Zhang , Jiashan Wang , Yuyang Rong

This paper studies binary quadratic programs in which the objective is defined by a Euclidean distance matrix, subject to a general polyhedral constraint set. This class of nonconcave maximisation problems includes the capacitated,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-09-19 Hoa T. Bui , Sandy Spiers , Ryan Loxton

We give an exposition of the hidden subgroup problem for dihedral groups from the point of view of the standard hidden subgroup quantum algorithm for finite groups. In particular, we recall the obstructions for strong Fourier sampling to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-11 Imin Chen , David Sun

This paper is devoted to the derivation of a digital quantum algorithm for the Cauchy problem for symmetric first order linear hyperbolic systems, thanks to the reservoir technique. The reservoir technique is a method designed to avoid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-04-10 F. Fillion-Gourdeau , E. Lorin

The application of quantum computation to accelerate machine learning algorithms is one of the most promising areas of research in quantum algorithms. In this paper, we explore the power of quantum learning algorithms in solving an…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-19 Yusen Wu , Bujiao Wu , Jingbo Wang , Xiao Yuan

Combinatorial optimization is considered a promising class of problems in which quantum computers can show significant advantages. However, problems of practical relevance typically have more variables than current or foreseeable quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-23 Mathias Schmid , Naeimeh Mohseni , Michael J. Hartmann

Quantum computers use the quantum interference of different computational paths to enhance correct outcomes and suppress erroneous outcomes of computations. A common pattern underpinning quantum algorithms can be identified when quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-30 Richard Cleve , Artur Ekert , Chiara Macchiavello , Michele Mosca

Vector set orthogonal normalization and matrix QR decomposition are fundamental problems in matrix analysis with important applications in many fields. We know that Gram-Schmidt process is a widely used method to solve these two problems.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-01-03 Zi-Ming Li , Yu-xi Liu

Triangulation of a three-dimensional point from at least two noisy 2-D images can be formulated as a quadratically constrained quadratic program. We propose an algorithm to extract candidate solutions to this problem from its semidefinite…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2012-08-09 Chris Aholt , Sameer Agarwal , Rekha Thomas

Quantum algorithms require a universal set of gates that can be implemented in a physical system. For these, an optimal decomposition into a sequence of available operations is desired. Here, we present a method to find such sequences for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-07-22 Esteban A. Martinez , Thomas Monz , Daniel Nigg , Philipp Schindler , Rainer Blatt

We prove that quantum computation is polynomially equivalent to classical probabilistic computation with an oracle for estimating the value of simple sums, quadratically signed weight enumerators. The problem of estimating these sums can be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Knill , R. Laflamme

Solving a quadratic nonlinear system of equations (QNSE) is a fundamental, but important, task in nonlinear science. We propose an efficient quantum algorithm for solving $n$-dimensional QNSE. Our algorithm embeds QNSE into a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-11 Cheng Xue , Xiao-Fan Xu , Yu-Chun Wu , Guo-Ping Guo

We present quantum algorithms for solving two problems regarding stochastic processes. The first algorithm prepares the thermal Gibbs state of a quantum system and runs in time almost linear in $\sqrt{N \beta/{\cal Z}}$ and polynomial in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-11 Anirban Narayan Chowdhury , Rolando D. Somma

The inherent irreversibility of quantum dynamics for open systems poses a significant barrier to the inversion of unknown quantum processes. To tackle this challenge, we propose the framework of virtual combs that exploit the unknown…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-23 Chengkai Zhu , Yin Mo , Yu-Ao Chen , Xin Wang

Reversing unitary operations is a key task in quantum computing and quantum control. In this work, we introduce and develop the framework of shadow unitary inversion, a relaxed variant of unitary inversion in which the goal is to reproduce…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-29 Guocheng Zhen , Yu-Ao Chen , Mingrui Jing , Jingu Xie , Ranyiliu Chen , Xin Wang

Quantum computers hold the promise to solve certain computational task much more efficiently than classical computers. We review the recent experimental advancements towards a quantum computer with trapped ions. In particular, various…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-20 H. Haeffner , C. F. Roos , R. Blatt