Quantum Annealing and Related Optimization Methods

Quantum annealing employs quantum fluctuations in frustrated systems or networks to anneal the system down to its ground state, or more generally to its so-called minimum cost state. Often this procedure turns out to be more effective, in multivariable optimization problems, than its classical counterpart utilizing tunable thermal fluctuations. This volume is divided into three parts. Part I is an extensive tutorial introduction familiarizing the reader with the background material necessary to follow the core of the book. Part II gives a comprehensive account of the fundamentals and applications of the quantum annealing method, and Part III compares quantum annealing with other related optimization methods. This is the first book entirely devoted to quantum annealing and will be both an invaluable primer and guidebook for all advanced students and researchers in this important field.

List of contents

Tutorial: Introductory Material.- Quantum Annealing: Basics and Applications.- Other Optimizations.

Summary

Quantum annealing employs quantum fluctuations in frustrated systems or networks to anneal the system down to its ground state, or more generally to its so-called minimum cost state. Often this procedure turns out to be more effective, in multivariable optimization problems, than its classical counterpart utilizing tunable thermal fluctuations. This volume is divided into three parts. Part I is an extensive tutorial introduction familiarizing the reader with the background material necessary to follow the core of the book. Part II gives a comprehensive account of the fundamentals and applications of the quantum annealing method, and Part III compares quantum annealing with other related optimization methods. This is the first book entirely devoted to quantum annealing and will be both an invaluable primer and guidebook for all advanced students and researchers in this important field.

Product details

• Assisted by: Bikas K. Chakrabarti (Editor), Arna Das (Editor), Arnab Das (Editor), K Chakrabarti (Editor), K Chakrabarti (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.2010
• EAN: 9783642066276
• ISBN: 978-3-642-06627-6
• No. of pages: 378
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 593 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 378 p.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics; Lecture Notes in Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; C, Optimization, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed matter, Materials / States of matter, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematical physics, Mathematical optimization