Warm Start of Variational Quantum Algorithms for Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization Problems
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY(德国电子同步加速器);Computation-Based Science and Technology Research Center, The Cyprus Institute(塞浦路斯研究所计算科学与技术研究中心);Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin(柏林洪堡大学物理研究所);Institute for Quantum Computing Analytics (PGI-12) Jülich Research Center(于利希研究中心量子计算分析研究所)
Yahui Chai, Karl Jansen, Stefan Kühn, Tim Schwägerl, Tobias Stollenwerk
Variational Quantum Eigensolver (VQE) is widely used in near-term hardware. However, their performances remain limited by the poor trainability and are dependent on random parameter initialization. In this work, we propose a warm start method inspired by imaginary time evolution, allowing for determining initial parameters that prioritize lower energy states in a resource-efficient way. Using classical simulations, we demonstrate that this warm start method significantly improves the success rate and reduces the number of iterations required for the convergence of VQE. The numerical results also indicate that the warm start approach effectively mitigates statistical errors arising from a finite number of measurements, and to a certain extent alleviates the effect of barren plateaus.
Quantum Approximate Optimization via Noise-Directed Adaptive Warm-Starting
USRA Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science (RIACS)(美国大学空间研究协会先进计算机科学研究所);The Hartree Centre, STFC(哈特里中心,科学和技术设施委员会);IBM Quantum, IBM Research Europe – Ehningen(IBM量子,IBM欧洲研究院-埃宁根);IBM Quantum, IBM Research Europe – Zurich(IBM量子,IBM欧洲研究院-苏黎世)
Advantage of Warm Starts for Electron-Phonon Systems on Quantum Computers
University of British Columbia(不列颠哥伦比亚大学);Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute, University of British Columbia(不列颠哥伦比亚大学斯图尔特·布拉森量子物质研究所);Leibniz Universität Hannover(汉诺威莱布尼茨大学)
Variational quantum simulation: a case study for understanding warm starts
Institute of Physics, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)(洛桑联邦理工学院物理研究所);IBM Quantum, IBM Research – Zurich(IBM量子(IBM苏黎世研究院));Chulalongkorn University(朱拉隆功大学)