Optimizing Variational Quantum Algorithms Using Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle
Zhi-Cheng Yang, Armin Rahmani, Alireza Shabani, Hartmut Neven, Claudio Chamon · Physical Review X · 2017
Variational quantum algorithms (VQAs) mix quantum machines with classical optimizers to solve complex computational problems. A new analysis reveals the optimal method for implementing a VQA, which could lead to improvements in future quantum computing techniques.