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pith:2018:656RMC3OM3C3O5RV2BLGAITMLJ

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Performance of the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm on the Maximum Cut Problem

Gavin E. Crooks

arxiv:1811.08419 v1 · 2018-11-20 · quant-ph

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arxiv: 1811.08419 · arxiv_version: 1811.08419v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.1811.08419 · pith_short_12: 656RMC3OM3C3 · pith_short_16: 656RMC3OM3C3O5RV · pith_short_8: 656RMC3O

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