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Does Adiabatic Quantum Optimization Fail for NP-Complete Problems?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21405383     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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It has been recently argued that adiabatic quantum optimization would fail in solving NP-complete problems because of the occurrence of exponentially small gaps due to crossing of local minima of the final Hamiltonian with its global minimum near the end of the adiabatic evolution. Using perturbation expansion, we analytically show that for the NP-hard problem known as maximum independent set, there always exist adiabatic paths along which no such crossings occur. Therefore, in order to prove that adiabatic quantum optimization fails for any NP-complete problem, one must prove that it is impossible to find any such path in polynomial time.
Authors:
Neil G Dickson; M H S Amin
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-02-02
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  106     ISSN:  1079-7114     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-03-16     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  050502     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
D-Wave Systems, Inc., 100-4401 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5C 6G9, Canada.
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