Scaling law of variational quantum algorithms

arXiv:2609.39949 · quant-ph · Submitted 2026-09-30 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-09-30

Updated: 2026-09-30

Comments: 6 pages, 3 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Quantum Circuits — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Benchmark — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Combinatorial Optimization — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Adam — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Aperture — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Calibration — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Entanglement — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Formal Methods — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

Sources

• Taming Barren Plateaus in Arbitrary Parameterized Quantum Circuits without Sacrificing Expressibility
• Quon Classical Simulation: Unifying Cliffords, Matchgates and Entanglement

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