Scaling of the quantum approximate optimization algorithm on superconducting qubit based hardware

Quantum computers may provide good solutions to combinatorial optimization problems by leveraging the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA). The QAOA is often presented as an algorithm for noisy hardware. However, hardware constraints limit its applicability to problem instances that clo...

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Main Authors: Johannes Weidenfeller, Lucia C. Valor, Julien Gacon, Caroline Tornow, Luciano Bello, Stefan Woerner, Daniel J. Egger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Verein zur Förderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften 2022-12-01
Series:Quantum
Online Access:https://quantum-journal.org/papers/q-2022-12-07-870/pdf/