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The goal of this paper is to describe a method to solve a class of time optimal control problems which are equivalent to finding the sub-Riemannian minimizing geodesics on a manifold M. In particular, we assume that the manifold M is acted…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-07-01 Francesca Albertini , Domenico D'Alessandro

We introduce an iterative method to search for time-optimal Hamiltonians that drive a quantum system between two arbitrary, and in general mixed, quantum states. The method is based on the idea of progressively improving the efficiency of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-12-25 Francesco Campaioli , William Sloan , Kavan Modi , Felix Alexander Pollock

We explore quantum search from the geometric viewpoint of a complex projective space $CP$, a space of rays. First, we show that the optimal quantum search can be geometrically identified with the shortest path along the geodesic joining a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 Akimasa Miyake , Miki Wadati

Determining the quantum circuit complexity of a unitary operation is an important problem in quantum computation. By using the mathematical techniques of Riemannian geometry, we investigate the efficient quantum circuits in quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-09-16 Bin Li , Zu-Huan Yu , Shao-Ming Fei

The computational power of quantum phases of matter with symmetry can be accessed through local measurements, but what is the most efficient way of doing so? In this work, we show that minimizing operational resources in measurement-based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-03 Lukas Hantzko , Arnab Adhikary , Robert Raussendorf

We propose a novel method to sequentially optimize arbitrary single-qubit gates in parameterized quantum circuits for simulating real and imaginary time evolution. The method utilizes full degrees of freedom of single-qubit gates and…

In topologically-protected quantum computation, quantum gates can be carried out by adiabatically braiding two-dimensional quasiparticles, reminiscent of entangled world lines. Bonesteel et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 140503 (2005)], as well…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-02-14 Ross B. McDonald , Helmut G. Katzgraber

We present a geometric optimization method for implementing quantum gates by optimally controlling the Hamiltonian parameters, with the goal of approaching the Mandelstam-Tamm Quantum Speed Limit (MT-QSL). Achieving this bound requires…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-06 F. Impens , D. Guéry-Odelin

We formulate a time-optimal approach to adiabatic quantum computation (AQC). A corresponding natural Riemannian metric is also derived, through which AQC can be understood as the problem of finding a geodesic on the manifold of control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-09-21 A. T. Rezakhani , W. -J. Kuo , A. Hamma , D. A. Lidar , P. Zanardi

The successful application of Quantum Optimal Control (QOC) over the past decades unlocked the possibility of directing the dynamics of quantum systems. Nevertheless, solutions obtained from QOC algorithms are usually highly irregular,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-26 Martin Larocca , Esteban A. Calzetta , Diego A. Wisniacki

This work focuses on optimizing the gates of a quantum circuit with a given topology to approximate the unitary time evolution governed by a Hamiltonian. Recognizing that unitary matrices form a mathematical manifold, we employ Riemannian…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-01 Fabian Putterer , Max M. Zumpe , Isabel Nha Minh Le , Qunsheng Huang , Christian B. Mendl

Optimal control methods for implementing quantum modules with least amount of relaxative loss are devised to give best approximations to unitary gates under relaxation. The potential gain by optimal control using relaxation parameters…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-08-17 T. Schulte-Herbrueggen , A. Spoerl , N. Khaneja , S. J. Glaser

In many problems in optimal control, one seeks to minimise an objective function subject to constraints on the velocity of the system. Imposing these constraints directly -- the ``hard-constrained'' approach -- is often analytically and…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-27 Rufus Lawrence , Aleš Wodecki , Johannes Aspman , Jakub Mareček

We elucidate the geometry of quantum adiabatic evolution. By minimizing the deviation from adiabaticity we find a Riemannian metric tensor underlying adiabatic evolution. Equipped with this tensor, we identify a unified geometric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-28 Ali T. Rezakhani , Damian F. Abasto , Daniel A. Lidar , Paolo Zanardi

Nonadiabatic geometric quantum computation is dedicated to the realization of high-fidelity and robust quantum gates, which are necessary for fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, it is limited by cyclic and mutative evolution path,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-14 Li-Na Ji , Cheng-Yun Ding , Tao Chen , Zheng-Yuan Xue

We show that optimizing a quantum gate for an open quantum system requires the time evolution of only three states irrespective of the dimension of Hilbert space. This represents a significant reduction in computational resources compared…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-02-16 Michael H. Goerz , Daniel M. Reich , Christiane P. Koch

We apply the quantum optimal control theory based on the Krotov method to implement single-qubit $X$ and $Z$ gates and two-qubit CNOT gates for inductively coupled superconducting flux qubits with fixed qubit transition frequencies and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-16 Shang-Yu Huang , Hsi-Sheng Goan

Quantum computers hold great promise, but it remains a challenge to find efficient quantum circuits that solve interesting computational problems. We show that finding optimal quantum circuits is essentially equivalent to finding the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Michael A. Nielsen , Mark R. Dowling , Mile Gu , Andrew C. Doherty

Shortcut to isothermality is a driving strategy to steer the system to its equilibrium states within finite time, and enables evaluating the impact of a control promptly. Finding optimal scheme to minimize the energy cost is of critical…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-06-14 Geng Li , Jin-Fu Chen , C. P. Sun , Hui Dong

Geometric phase is a promising element to induce high-fidelity and robust quantum operations due to its built-in noise-resilience feature. Unfortunately, its practical applications are usually circumscribed by requiring complex interactions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-12-08 Tao Chen , Zheng-Yuan Xue