17544314. TRAINING OF QUANTUM BOLTZMANN MACHINES BY QUANTUM IMAGINARY-TIME EVOLUTION simplified abstract (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION)
TRAINING OF QUANTUM BOLTZMANN MACHINES BY QUANTUM IMAGINARY-TIME EVOLUTION
Organization Name
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
Antonio Mezzacapo of Westchester NY (US)
Mario Motta of San Jose CA (US)
TRAINING OF QUANTUM BOLTZMANN MACHINES BY QUANTUM IMAGINARY-TIME EVOLUTION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17544314 titled 'TRAINING OF QUANTUM BOLTZMANN MACHINES BY QUANTUM IMAGINARY-TIME EVOLUTION
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system and methods for training quantum Boltzmann machines using quantum imaginary-time evolution. This involves evaluating a Kullback-Leibler divergence gradient through a sampling procedure using quantum imaginary-time evolution and a Hadamard circuit.
- The system includes computer executable components stored in memory.
- The evaluation component calculates the Kullback-Leibler divergence gradient.
- The sampling procedure generates samples using quantum imaginary-time evolution and a Hadamard circuit.
Potential Applications
- Quantum computing
- Machine learning
- Artificial intelligence research
Problems Solved
- Training quantum Boltzmann machines efficiently
- Improving the accuracy of Kullback-Leibler divergence gradient evaluation
Benefits
- Faster and more accurate training of quantum Boltzmann machines
- Enhanced performance in machine learning and artificial intelligence tasks
Original Abstract Submitted
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate training of quantum Boltzmann machines by quantum imaginary-time evolution. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise computer executable components stored in memory. The computer executable components comprise an evaluation component that evaluates a Kullback-Leibler divergence gradient by a sampling procedure, where samples are generated by quantum imaginary-time evolution and a Hadamard circuit.