QUBOs
摘要
In previous chapters, we already came across an instance of a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization problem or QUBO for short. In this chapter, we will now widen our perspective on QUBOs as our major plot line in this book is that any QUBO can be solved by running a Hopfield net and that any problem that can be solved by running a Hopfield net can be solved on a quantum computer. In other words, we will have a closer look at the characteristics and structure of QUBOs and discuss some of their notable peculiarities. However, we will not yet look at practical examples nor will we discuss how to actually solve QUBOs but leave these aspects to later chapters.