Quantum Optimization for the Maximum Cut Problem on a Superconducting Quantum Computer

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.17579v1
• Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:59:22 GMT
• Title: Quantum Optimization for the Maximum Cut Problem on a Superconducting Quantum Computer
• Authors: Maxime Dupont, Bhuvanesh Sundar, Bram Evert, David E. Bernal Neira, Zedong Peng, Stephen Jeffrey, Mark J. Hodson,
• Abstract summary: We investigate the performance of a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm inspired by semidefinite approaches for solving the maximum cut problem. We attain an average performance of 99% over a random ensemble of thousands of problem instances. A runtime analysis shows that the quantum solver on large-scale problems is competitive against Gurobi but short of others.
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• Abstract: Achieving high-quality solutions faster than classical solvers on computationally hard problems is a challenge for quantum optimization to deliver utility. Using a superconducting quantum computer, we experimentally investigate the performance of a hybrid quantum-classical algorithm inspired by semidefinite programming approaches for solving the maximum cut problem on 3-regular graphs up to several thousand variables. We leverage the structure of the input problems to address sizes beyond what current quantum machines can naively handle. We attain an average performance of 99% over a random ensemble of thousands of problem instances. We benchmark the quantum solver against similarly high-performing classical heuristics, including the Gurobi optimizer, simulated annealing, and the Burer-Monteiro algorithm. A runtime analysis shows that the quantum solver on large-scale problems is competitive against Gurobi but short of others. We explore multiple leads to close the gap and discuss prospects for a practical quantum speedup.

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