An iterative nonvariational quantum algorithm using warm-start states and classically computed imaginary time evolution circuits achieves median solutions within 95% of optimal for MaxCut on small 3-regular graphs using only 100 shots, outperforming random and basic classical searches.
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Iterative warm-start optimization with quantum imaginary time evolution
An iterative nonvariational quantum algorithm using warm-start states and classically computed imaginary time evolution circuits achieves median solutions within 95% of optimal for MaxCut on small 3-regular graphs using only 100 shots, outperforming random and basic classical searches.