Zapata Computing, Inc.

Eric R Anschuetz

Yudong Cao

Jonathan P Olson

A hybrid quantum-classical (HQC) computer prepares a quantum Boltzmann machine (QBM) in a pure state. The state is evolved in time according to a chaotic, tunable quantum Hamiltonian. The pure state locally approximates a (potentially highly correlated) quantum thermal state at a known temperature. With the chaotic quantum Hamiltonian, a quantum quench can be performed to locally sample observables in quantum thermal states. With the samples, an inverse temperature of the QBM can be approximated, as needed for determining the correct sign and magnitude of the gradient of a loss function of the QBM.

Hybrid quantum-classical computer system for implementing and optimizing quantum Boltzmann machines

A hybrid quantum-classical (HQC) computing system, including a quantum computing component and a classical computing component, computes the inverse of a Boolean function for a given output. The HQC computing system translates a set of constraints into interactions between quantum spins; forms, from the interactions, an Ising Hamiltonian whose ground state encodes a set of states of a specific input value that are consistent with the set of constraints; performs, on the quantum computing component, a quantum optimization algorithm to generate an approximation to the ground state of the Ising Hamiltonian; and measures the approximation to the ground state of the Ising Hamiltonian, on the quantum computing component, to obtain a plurality of input bits which are a satisfying assignment of the set of constraints.

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Eric R Anschuetz