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Quantum approximate optimization is computationally universal

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The quantum approximate optimization algorithm (QAOA) applies two Hamiltonians to a quantum system in alternation. The original goal of the algorithm was to drive the system close to the ground state of one of the Hamiltonians. This paper shows that the same alternating procedure can be used to perform universal quantum computation: the times for which the Hamiltonians are applied can be programmed to give a computationally universal dynamics. The Hamiltonians required can be as simple as homogeneous sums of single-qubit Pauli X's and two-local ZZ Hamiltonians on a one-dimensional line of qubits.

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Obstructions to universality in globally controlled qubit graphs

quant-ph · 2026-04-20 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

The conjecture that breaking all non-trivial graph automorphisms suffices for universality in globally controlled qubit systems is disproved by connected graphs with trivial automorphism groups whose generated Lie algebras are nonetheless non-universal.

Projector Quantum Variational Ansatz

quant-ph · 2026-06-05 · unverdicted · novelty 6.0

The Projector Variational Ansatz (PVA) is a new VQE ansatz that can match ISQ-QSP or ADAPT-VQE structures and converges with shallower circuits than standard ADAPT-VQE in experiments.

Quantum circuit design via dynamic Pauli constraints

quant-ph · 2026-05-21 · conditional · novelty 6.0 · 2 refs

A Pauli-constraint-based programming model for quantum computers is proved equivalent to the standard circuit model, universal for BQP, with O(D^2 N log N) emulation overhead.

Universal Euler-Cartan Circuits for Quantum Field Theories

quant-ph · 2024-07-31 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Presents a universal parametrized quantum circuit ansatz based on Euler-Cartan decompositions, benchmarked on energy spectra of lattice QFT models with short- and long-range interactions.

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