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Quantum annealing: A new method for minimizing multidimensional functions

✍ Scribed by A.B. Finnila; M.A. Gomez; C. Sebenik; C. Stenson; J.D. Doll

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
489 KB
Volume
219
Category
Article
ISSN
0009-2614

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✦ Synopsis

Quantum annealing is a new method for finding extrema of multidimensional functions. Based on an extension of classical, simulated annealing, this approach appears robust with respect to avoiding local minima. Further, unlike some of its predecessors, it does not require an approximation to a wavefunction. We apply the technique to the problem of finding the lowest energy configurations of Lennard-Jones clusters of up to 19 particles (roughly 1 OS local minima). This early success suggests that this method may complement the widely implemented technique of simulated annealing.

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