Qudit-inspired optimization for graph coloring

D Jansen, T Heightman, L Mortimer, I Perito, A Acín - Physical Review Applied, 2024 - APS
We introduce a quantum-inspired algorithm for graph coloring problems (GCPs) that utilizes
qudits in a product state, with each qudit representing a node in the graph and …

Inequality constraints in variational quantum circuits with qudits

A Bottarelli, S Schmitt, P Hauke - arxiv preprint arxiv:2410.07674, 2024 - arxiv.org
Quantum optimization is emerging as a prominent candidate for exploiting the capabilities of
near-term quantum devices. Many application-relevant optimization tasks require the …

Variational Quantum Multi-Objective Optimization

L Ekstrom, H Wang, S Schmitt - arxiv preprint arxiv:2312.14151, 2023 - arxiv.org
Solving combinatorial optimization problems using variational quantum algorithms to be
executed on near-term quantum devices has gained a lot of attraction in recent years …

QSweep: Pulse-Optimal Single-Qudit Synthesis

E Younis, N Goss - 2024 IEEE 54th International Symposium on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The synthesis of single-qudit unitaries has mainly been understudied, resulting in inflexible
and non-optimal analytical solutions, as well as inefficient and impractical numerical …

Unitary Expressions: A Necessary Abstraction for Extensible Quantum Programming Languages and Systems

E Younis - arxiv preprint arxiv:2501.09667, 2025 - arxiv.org
Quantum gates are the fundamental instructions of digital quantum computers. Current
programming languages, systems, and software development toolkits identify these …

Demonstration of a variational quantum eigensolver with a solid-state spin system under ambient conditions

X Du, Y Shen, Z Wu, B Zeng, S Yang - Physical Review Applied, 2024 - APS
Quantum simulators offer the potential to utilize the quantum nature of a physical system to
study another physical system. In contrast to conventional simulation, which experiences an …

Operator representation of spatiotemporal quantum correlations

J Fullwood, AJ Parzygnat - arxiv preprint arxiv:2405.17555, 2024 - arxiv.org
While quantum correlations between two spacelike-separated systems are fully encoded by
the bipartite density operator associated with the joint system, we prove that there does not …

Quantum circuit model for discrete-time three-state quantum walks on Cayley graphs

RS Sarkar, B Adhikari - Physical Review A, 2024 - APS
We develop qutrit circuit models for discrete-time three-state quantum walks on Cayley
graphs corresponding to dihedral groups DN and the additive groups of integers modulo …

Qutrit-Based Quantum-Inspired Optimization Model on Real-World Portfolio Optimization

YH Chou, YT Lai, MH Chang… - … and Engineering (QCE …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantum three-level qutrit systems can achieve high-fidelity operations and are favorable for
quantum error correction, which is crucial in the current NISQ era. Before the advent of fault …