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Quantum Computing for Optimization and Its Applications

Poornima Pandian, Chithra Selvaraj, R. Yugha

Published Apr 8, 2025• 0 citations
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Quantum computing is a novel kind of computation that solves very complicated problems rapidly by applying concepts from basic physics. Concepts like quantum mechanical computing and quantum algorithms are included in the field of quantum computing study. Researchers have imagined quantum computing as a revolutionary idea among emerging technologies in terms of concepts, methods, and techniques. These are cross-pollinated. Hence, quantum computing becomes more and more multidisciplinary. Quantum computing leverages quantum mechanical phenomena like superposition and quantum interference to deal with some kinds of problems more precisely than conventional computing. Because of its unique characteristics, which set it apart from conventional computers in terms of functionality and operation, quantum computing has grown in popularity. There are possibilities of creating hybrid models, namely approaches for large-scale mixed-integer programming issues, that effectively combine the strengths of quality control techniques with deterministic algorithms to handle combinatorial challenges.

DOI
10.4018/979-8-3693-6885-5.ch009

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Quantum computing is a rapidly evolving field with a wide range of applications in diverse industries.Hybrid quantum computing combines classical and quantum computing to solve complex problems, quantum machine learning is a subset of machine learning that leverages quantum computing for optimization, and quantum embeddings use quantum algorithms to process high dimensional data.Quantum computers have the potential to revoltionize finance, industry, production, drug research, and even consumer-facing services.With quantum computing's ability to handle massive amounts of data and perform complex calculations at incredible speeds, it holds great promise for addressing some of the world's most pressing problems in these areas.