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Architectures for quantum computing based on neutral atoms have risen to prominence as candidates for both near and long-term applications. These devices are particularly well suited to solve independent set problems, as the combinatorial…

Rydberg atom arrays are a promising platform for quantum optimization, encoding computationally hard problems by reducing them to independent set problems with unit-disk graph topology. In Nguyen et al., PRX Quantum 4, 010316 (2023), a…

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Adiabatic quantum computing has evolved in recent years from a theoretical field into an immensely practical area, a change partially sparked by D-Wave System's quantum annealing hardware. These multimillion-dollar quantum annealers offer…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-07-28 Timothy D. Goodrich , Travis S. Humble , Blair D. Sullivan

The rapid development of neutral atom quantum hardware provides a unique opportunity to design hardware-centered algorithms for solving real-world problems aimed at establishing quantum utility. In this work, we study the performance of two…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-04-18 Nora Bauer , Kübra Yeter-Aydeniz , Elias Kokkas , George Siopsis

The graph isomorphism problem remains a fundamental challenge in computer science, driving the search for efficient decision algorithms. Due to its ambiguous computational complexity, heuristic approaches such as simulated annealing are…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-06 Yukun Wang , Yingtong Shen , Zhichao Zhang , Linchun Wan

Quantum annealers can be used to solve many (possibly NP-hard) combinatorial optimization problems, by formulating them as quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) problems or, equivalently, using the Ising formulation. In this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-06-13 Alessandro Gherardi , Alberto Leporati

In the past years, many quantum algorithms have been proposed to tackle hard combinatorial problems. These algorithms, which have been studied in depth in complexity theory, are at the heart of many industrial applications. In particular,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-13 Constantin Dalyac , Loic Henriet

We propose a scalable encoding of combinatorial optimization problems with arbitrary connectivity, including higher-order terms, on arrays of trapped neutral atoms requiring only a global laser drive. Our approach relies on modular…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-08 Martin Lanthaler , Kilian Ender , Clemens Dlaska , Wolfgang Lechner

Quantum annealing has the potential to find low energy solutions of NP-hard problems that can be expressed as quadratic unconstrained binary optimization problems. However, the hardware of the quantum annealer manufactured by D-Wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-22 Elijah Pelofske , Georg Hahn , Hristo N. Djidjev

Configurable arrays of optically trapped Rydberg atoms are a versatile platform for quantum computation and quantum simulation, also allowing controllable decoherence. We demonstrate theoretically, that they also enable proof-of-principle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-06 Kaustav Mukherjee , Johannes Schachenmayer , Shannon Whitlock , Sebastian Wüster

Significant efforts are being directed towards developing a quantum annealer capable of solving combinatorial optimization problems. The challenges are Hamiltonian programming and large-scale implementations. Here we report quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-07 Yunheung Song , Minhyuk Kim , Hansub Hwang , Woojun Lee , Jaewook Ahn

Assembled arrays of individual atoms with Rydberg-mediated interactions provide a powerful platform for the simulation of many-body spin Hamiltonians as well as the implementation of universal gate-based quantum information processing. We…

Neutral atom arrays have emerged as a powerful platform for quantum computation, simulation, and metrology. Among them, alkaline-earth-like atoms exhibit distinct advantages, including long coherence time and high-fidelity Rydberg gates.…

We present an efficient quantum algorithm for some independent set problems in graph theory, based on non-abelian adiabatic mixing. We illustrate the performance of our algorithm with analysis and numerical calculations for two different…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-22 Biao Wu , Hongye Yu , Frank Wilczek

Quantum simulators have the potential to solve quantum many-body problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers, especially when they feature long-range entanglement. To fulfill their prospects, quantum simulators must be fully…

We present a scalable architecture for solving higher-order constrained binary optimization problems on current neutral-atom hardware operating in the Rydberg blockade regime. In particular, we formulate the recently developed parity…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-06 Martin Lanthaler , Clemens Dlaska , Kilian Ender , Wolfgang Lechner

Finding optimal matchings in dense graphs is of general interest and of particular importance in social, transportation and biological networks. While developing optimal solutions for various matching problems is important, the running…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2020-11-16 Nitish K. Panigrahy , Prithwish Basu , Don Towsley

Rydberg atoms provide a highly promising platform for quantum computation, leveraging their strong tunable interactions to encode and manipulate information in the electronic states of individual atoms. Key advantages of Rydberg atoms…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-29 Gabriel Almeida , Raul Santos , Lara Janiurek , Yasser Omar

We propose hybrid digital-analog learning algorithms on Rydberg atom arrays, combining the potentially practical utility and near-term realizability of quantum learning with the rapidly scaling architectures of neutral atoms. Our…

Quantum adiabatic optimization seeks to solve combinatorial problems using quantum dynamics, requiring the Hamiltonian of the system to align with the problem of interest. However, these Hamiltonians are often incompatible with the native…