Adiabatic quantum optimization with the wrong Hamiltonian
Adiabatic quantum optimization with the wrong Hamiltonian
Analog models of quantum information processing, such as adiabatic quantum computation and analog quantum simulation, require the ability to subject a system to precisely specified Hamiltonians. Unfortunately, the hardware used to implement these Hamiltonians will be imperfect and limited in its precision. Even small perturbations and imprecisions can have profound …