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The computational power of a quantum computer is limited by the number of qubits available for information processing. Increasing this number within a single device is difficult; it is widely accepted that distributed modular architectures…

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Quantum algorithms offer an exponential speedup over classical algorithms for a range of computational problems. The fundamental mechanisms underlying quantum computation required the development and construction of quantum computers. These…

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Quantum computing holds great potential to accelerate the process of solving complex combinatorial optimization problems. The Distributed Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (DQAOA) addresses high-dimensional, dense problems using…

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Quantum computing represents a paradigm shift in computation, offering the potential to solve complex problems intractable for classical computers. Although current quantum processors already consist of a few hundred of qubits, their…

Current algorithms for large-scale industrial optimization problems typically face a trade-off: they either require exponential time to reach optimal solutions, or employ problem-specific heuristics. To overcome these limitations, we…

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Present-day quantum systems face critical bottlenecks, including limited qubit counts, brief coherence intervals, and high susceptibility to errors-all of which obstruct the execution of large and complex circuits. The advancement of…

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In many practical applications, quantum algorithms require several qubits, significantly more than those available with current noisy intermediate-scale quantum processors. Distributed quantum computing (DQC) is considered a scalable…

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Noisy linear problems have been studied in various science and engineering disciplines. A class of "hard" noisy linear problems can be formulated as follows: Given a matrix $\hat{A}$ and a vector $\mathbf{b}$ constructed using a finite set…

Limited by today's physical devices, quantum circuits are usually noisy and difficult to be designed deeply. The novel computing architecture of distributed quantum computing is expected to reduce the noise and depth of quantum circuits. In…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-10-05 Jiawei Tan , Ligang Xiao , Daowen Qiu , Le Luo , Paulo Mateus

Quantum computing has recently emerged as a promising computing paradigm for many application domains. However, the size of quantum circuits that can be run with high fidelity is constrained by the limited quantity and quality of physical…

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Distributed quantum computing (DQC) is being actively investigated as a means of scaling the number of qubits across multiple connected quantum devices. This includes quantum circuit compilation and execution management on multiple quantum…

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Quantum computing is emerging as a new computing resource that could be superior to conventional computing for certain classes of optimization problems. However, in principle, most existing approaches to quantum optimization are intended to…

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When working with algorithms on quantum devices, quantum memory becomes a crucial bottleneck due to low qubit count in NISQ-era devices. In this context, the concept of `divide and compute', wherein a quantum circuit is broken into several…

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Variational quantum algorithms (VQAs) provide a promising approach to achieve quantum advantage in the noisy intermediate-scale quantum era. In this era, quantum computers experience high error rates and quantum error detection and…

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Current quantum computers can only solve optimization problems of a very limited size. For larger problems, decomposition methods are required in which the original problem is broken down into several smaller sub-problems. These are then…

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Quantum computing promises to speed up some of the most challenging problems in science and engineering. Quantum algorithms have been proposed showing theoretical advantages in applications ranging from chemistry to logistics optimization.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-11-12 Niklas Heim , Atiyo Ghosh , Oleksandr Kyriienko , Vincent E. Elfving

Challenging combinatorial optimization problems are ubiquitous in science and engineering. Several quantum methods for optimization have recently been developed, in different settings including both exact and approximate solvers. Addressing…

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Quantum computers are the next evolution of computing hardware. Quantum devices are being exposed through the same familiar cloud platforms used for classical computers, and enabling seamless execution of hybrid applications that combine…