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General implementation of quantum physics-informed neural networks

Shashank Reddy Vadyala, Sai Nethra Betgeri

Published Mar 15, 2023• 17 citations

Abstract

Recently, a novel type of Neural Network (NNs): the Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs), was discovered to have many applications in computational physics. By integrating knowledge of physical laws and processes in Partial Differential Equations (PDEs), fast convergence and effective solutions are obtained. Since training modern Machine Learning (ML) systems is a computationally intensive endeavour, using Quantum Computing (QC) in the ML pipeline attracts increasing interest. Indeed, since several Quantum Machine Learning (QML) algorithms have already been implemented on present-day noisy intermediate-scale quantum devices, experts expect that ML on reliable, large-scale quantum computers will soon become a reality. However, after potential benefits from quantum speedup, QML may also entail reliability, trustworthiness, safety, and security risks. To solve the challenges of QML, we combine classical information processing, quantum manipulation, and processing with PINNs to accomplish a hybrid QML model named quantum based PINNs.

DOI: 10.1016/j.array.2023.100287

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