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Algorithms based on non-unitary evolution have attracted much interest for ground state preparation on quantum computers. One recently proposed method makes use of ancilla qubits and controlled unitary operators to implement weak…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-25 Tobias Stollenwerk , Stuart Hadfield

We propose a scheme for translating metrological precision bounds into lower bounds on query complexity of quantum search algorithms. Within the scheme the link between quadratic performance enhancement in idealized quantum metrological and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-10-13 Rafal Demkowicz-Dobrzanski , Marcin Markiewicz

The relaxed optimal $k$-thresholding pursuit (ROTP) is a recent algorithm for linear inverse problems. This algorithm is based on the optimal $k$-thresholding technique which performs vector thresholding and error metric reduction…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-14 Zhong-Feng Sun , Yun-Bin Zhao , Jin-Chuan Zhou , Zheng-Hai Huang

In this paper we present a novel quantum algorithm, namely the quantum grid search algorithm, to solve a special search problem. Suppose $ k $ non-empty buckets are given, such that each bucket contains some marked and some unmarked items.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-11 Alok Shukla , Prakash Vedula

This paper proposes a new backtracking strategy based on the FISTA accelerated algorithm for multiobjective optimization problems. The strategy focuses on solving the problem of Lipschitz constant being unknown. It allows estimate parameter…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-31 Chengzhi Huang , Jian Chen , Liping Tang

Lin and Lin have recently shown how starting with a classical query algorithm (decision tree) for a function, we may find upper bounds on its quantum query complexity. More precisely, they have shown that given a decision tree for a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-03-04 Salman Beigi , Leila Taghavi

Computing the ground-state properties of quantum many-body systems is a promising application of near-term quantum hardware with a potential impact in many fields. The conventional algorithm quantum phase estimation uses deep circuits and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-14 Mingxia Huo , Ying Li

Spatial search is an important problem in quantum computation, which aims to find a marked vertex on a graph. We propose a novel approach for designing deterministic quantum search algorithms on a variety of graphs via alternating quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-25 Qingwen Wang , Ying Jiang , Shiguang Feng , Lvzhou Li

This paper presents a novel algorithm, called MRRT, which uses multiple rapidly-exploring random trees for fast online replanning of autonomous vehicles in dynamic environments with moving obstacles. The proposed algorithm is built upon the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-23 Zongyuan Shen , James P. Wilson , Ryan Harvey , Shalabh Gupta

Estimating the trace of quantum state powers, $\text{Tr}(\rho^k)$, for $k$ identical quantum states is a fundamental task with numerous applications in quantum information processing, including nonlinear function estimation of quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-03 Myeongjin Shin , Junseo Lee , Seungwoo Lee , Kabgyun Jeong

The maximum reachability probabilities in a Markov decision process can be computed using value iteration (VI). Recently, simulation-based heuristic extensions of VI have been introduced, such as bounded real-time dynamic programming…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-09-11 Pranav Ashok , Tomáš Brázdil , Jan Křetínský , Ondřej Slámečka

This paper investigates the potential of quantum acceleration in addressing infinite horizon Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) to enhance average reward outcomes. We introduce an innovative quantum framework for the agent's engagement with…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Bhargav Ganguly , Yang Xu , Vaneet Aggarwal

Quantum machine learning has the potential for broad industrial applications, and the development of quantum algorithms for improving the performance of neural networks is of particular interest given the central role they play in machine…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-09 Jonathan Allcock , Chang-Yu Hsieh , Iordanis Kerenidis , Shengyu Zhang

Quantum computers have the potential to outperform classical computers in important tasks such as optimization and number factoring. They are characterized by limited connectivity, which necessitates the routing of their computational bits,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Wei Tang , Yiheng Duan , Yaroslav Kharkov , Rasool Fakoor , Eric Kessler , Yunong Shi

We present a full implementation and simulation of a novel quantum reinforcement learning method. Our work is a detailed and formal proof of concept for how quantum algorithms can be used to solve reinforcement learning problems and shows…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-10 Simon Wiedemann , Daniel Hein , Steffen Udluft , Christian Mendl

We exploit analogies between first-order algorithms for constrained optimization and non-smooth dynamical systems to design a new class of accelerated first-order algorithms for constrained optimization. Unlike Frank-Wolfe or projected…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-02 Michael Muehlebach , Michael I. Jordan

The search for quantum algorithms to tackle classical combinatorial optimization problems has long been one of the most attractive yet challenging research topics in quantum computing. In this context, variational quantum algorithms (VQA)…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-15 Andoni Agirre , Evert Van Nieuwenburg , Matteo M. Wauters

This paper initiates the study of quantum algorithms for matroid property problems. It is shown that quadratic quantum speedup is possible for the calculation problem of finding the girth or the number of circuits (bases, flats,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-28 Xiaowei Huang , Jingquan Luo , Lvzhou Li

This paper develops a new exponential forgetting algorithm that can prevent so-called the estimator windup problem, while retaining fast convergence speed. To investigate the properties of the proposed forgetting algorithm, boundedness of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-09 Hyo-Sang Shin , Hae-In Lee

In [Wolfram 1982; Wolfram 1983; Wolfram 2002], the backtracking of one-dimensional cellular automata is to find out which of the 2n possible initial configurations of width n evolve to a specific configuration. In this paper, in…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2011-09-15 Weng-Long Chang , Mang Feng , Kawuu Weicheng Lin , Chih-Chiang Wang , Ju-Chin Chen