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We use elementary variational arguments to prove, and improve on, gap estimates which arise in simulating quantum circuits by adiabatic evolution.
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It is difficult to analyze the stability of systems with time-varying delays. One approach is to construct a time-transformation that converts the system into a form with a constant delay but with a time-varying scalar appearing in the…
We propose a variational approach to solve Cauchy problems for parabolic equations and systems independently of regularity theory for solutions. This produces a universal and conceptually simple construction of fundamental solution…
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