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Quantum Advantages in Energy Minimization - IPAM at UCLA

Offered By: Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM) via YouTube

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Explore quantum advantages in energy minimization through this insightful lecture by Leo Zhou from the California Institute of Technology. Delve into the fundamental problem of minimizing energy in many-body systems and discover recent theoretical advancements that shed light on potential quantum advantages. Learn about rigorous analyses of the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm (QAOA) applied to classical spin glasses, revealing quantum advantages over best-known classical algorithms for certain families. Investigate the computational challenges of finding local energy minima in quantum systems under thermal perturbations, and understand why this task is difficult for classical computers but feasible for quantum computers. Gain valuable insights into the intersection of quantum computing and energy minimization problems in this 59-minute presentation from IPAM's Many-body Quantum Systems via Classical and Quantum Computation Workshop.

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Leo Zhou - Quantum Advantages in Energy Minimization - IPAM at UCLA


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Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM)

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