Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: In the quantum adiabatic algorithm, as the adiabatic parameter $s(t)$ changes slowly from zero to one with finite rate, a transition to excited states inevitably occurs and this induces an intrinsic computational error. We show that this computational error depends not only on the total computation time $T$ but also on the time derivatives of the adiabatic parameter $s(t)$ at the beginning and the end of evolution. Previous work [A. T. Rezakhani, A. K. Pimachev, and D. A. Lidar, Phys. Rev. A 82, 052305 (2010)] also suggested this result. With six typical paths, we systematically demonstrate how to optimally design an adiabatic path to reduce the computational errors. Our method has a clear physical picture and also explains the pattern of computational error. In this paper we focus on the quantum adiabatic search algorithm although our results are general.
Source: Physical Review A
Authors: Hongye Hu, Biao Wu
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2227088639