Quantum anomaly detection for collider physics
Abstract We explore the use of Quantum Machine Learning (QML) for anomaly detection at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In particular, we explore a semi-supervised approach in the four-lepton final state where simulations are reliable enough for a direct background prediction. This is a representati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-02-01
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Series: | Journal of High Energy Physics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2023)220 |
Summary: | Abstract We explore the use of Quantum Machine Learning (QML) for anomaly detection at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). In particular, we explore a semi-supervised approach in the four-lepton final state where simulations are reliable enough for a direct background prediction. This is a representative task where classification needs to be performed using small training datasets — a regime that has been suggested for a quantum advantage. We find that Classical Machine Learning (CML) benchmarks outperform standard QML algorithms and are able to automatically identify the presence of anomalous events injected into otherwise background-only datasets. |
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ISSN: | 1029-8479 |